Little Sisters of the Poor, Philippines

San Lorenzo Ruiz Home for the Elderly, Pasay City
St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly, Bolinao, Pangasinan
St. Jeanne Jugan Novitiate, Bolinao, Pangasinan

Giving respect and dignity to the elderly as human beings

One heart, one soul, and one will with Jesus! Continuing the work of our foundress, Saint Jeanne Jugan, the Little Sisters of the Poor are an international congregation of Roman Catholic women serving Christ by serving the elderly poor in over 30 countries. This website focuses on the needy elderly in our two Philippine facilities: San Lorenzo Ruiz Home for the Elderly, Pasay City, and St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly, Bolinao, Pangasinan. It also features Jeanne Jugan Novitiate in Bolinao.

We are thankful to those who helped, and have been helping, the Little Sisters of the Poor, with beloved homes for the needy elderly now in two locations in the Philippines. We also welcome prayers or prayer requests for the needy elderly, and warmly welcome visiting volunteers.

Little Sisters of the Poor depends solely on God’s providence; we rely heavily on donors/benefactors for our daily needs. We need individuals or groups of individuals to help Little Sisters of the Poor . . . to give donations, either cash or in-kind from both in and out of the country . . . to support our daily needs.

Their joy increases as you share your smiles, presence, time, talents, and skills.

At the same time, Little Sisters of the Poor always needs visiting volunteers and friends to spend their presence, time, talents, skills, etc. with our very needy elderly. We want to encourage more individuals or groups of individuals, especially the youth, to volunteer.

Little Sisters of the Poor wants to be able to house more needy elderly. We want to welcome both poor men and women, sixty five years old and above, who cannot support themselves or do not have anyone who is supporting them.

What else can you do? A newspaper article covering Little Sisters of the Poor – Manila, suggests, “…volunteer our time and help the elderly take their meals, do bedside duties, take them out to the garden for a stroll, do secretarial work, cut their hair or just come for a visit, talking and spending time with them. By doing so, you have already done so much for them.” The article link is http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/29765/san-lorenzo-ruiz-home-for-old-people-needs-your-help. Their joy increases as you share your smiles, presence, time, talents, and skills.

A touch of history of the Little Sisters of the Poor

France. 1830. Times were tough. Violence ruled the day. For thousands, begging was a way of life. One cold winter night, Jeanne Jugan met Jesus Christ in the person of an elderly, blind, and infirm woman who had no one to care for her. Jeanne carried the woman to her own home, climbed up the stairs to her small apartment, and placed her in her own bed. From then on, Jeanne would sleep in the attic.

God led more poor old people to her doorstep. There were so many old people in need of a home, so many souls hungry for love. The work rapidly spread across France and beyond. Generous young women came to help. Like Jeanne, they wanted to make a difference. Like her, they believed that “the poor are Our Lord.” A religious community was born.

Jeanne was the first Little Sister of the Poor. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 3, 1982 and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 11, 2009.

In 2012, the Little Sisters of the Poor served the needy elderly in 31 countries, including Pasay City, Manila. http://www.littlesistersofthepoor.org/ourlife/worldwide-expansion In Manila, the congregation’s mission continues to give respect and dignity as human beings to the elderly. The charity’s main website in the Philippines is https://www.littlesistersofthepoor.org/

This website exists to support the ongoing needs of the Little Sisters of the Poor as they graciously serve the many needy elderly in Pasay City, Manila, and Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines. We encourage you to donate to them, cash or in-kind, to support the residents’ daily needs.

We want this site to be a spiritually encouraging setting where prayers and prayer requests are made for the needy elderly. We need your prayers.

We invite you to review the earlier written story on our Pasay City Manila facility: http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/29765/san-lorenzo-ruiz-home-for-old-people-needs-your-help

San Lorenzo Ruiz Home for the Elderly, Pasay City, Manila