India and Nepal are hurting right now. Reports directly from our Sisters and the daily news reports describe how the second surge of COVID-19 is devastating lives and overwhelming systems. The statistics of lives lost and those impacted are staggering. Our hearts go out to all who are suffering. Our unity across the globe is felt keenly and we are impelled to respond. The severity of this crisis is felt in every facet of life and especially in our health ministries.

In solidarity with all Sisters and people across India, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have begun praying a novena for India. United at Nazareth and across the Congregation this nine-day devotional prayer reminds Sisters they are one and together lifts up their hearts to God during this difficult time.

Please pray for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth serving in India, the nation as a whole, and all the people of India as they deal with the strain of the second wave of the world’s worst coronavirus crisis. At a time when people are in fear of living amid a disease spreading at a rapid speed, we pray for God’s great mercy and compassion on all who are suffering and that the hearts of everyone will be strengthened as we deal with this pandemic.

The trees are dedicated in honor of Charity Alive for Earth and Arbor Day in the hope they will endure for generations as a testament to the group’s love for Nazareth!

Sister Paris will lead as director in June at Sister Visitor Center in Louisville, Kentucky, to serve families with emergency assistance programs that provide the most basic of human needs such as food and financial assistance.

At a residential home and school in India, girls are rising under the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s guidance. This is one example of Sisters empowering girls to create lasting change in the world.