World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly Pope Francis has instituted “World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly,” to be celebrated the fourth Sunday of July, close to the feast day of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. He established this day because “grandparents are often forgotten, and […]

We Humbly Pray What a big difference from our last blog, with all the joyous events – 150th anniversary celebration; St. Jeanne Jugan – Pot of Gold Raffle; Christmas and New Year celebrations – and bright, smiling faces, to this blog on our COVID-19 journey. Our last big event was […]

Rejoice and Be Glad! Our Residents and Sisters had so many wonderful events and moments during the last four months of 2019. The main event that kicked things off was our 150th anniversary celebration of the Little Sisters of the Poor coming to Philadelphia. We had a beautiful Mass at […]

Music, Moms and More After the cold, sleepy winter and the quiet Lenten season, Spring 2019 started off with a festive Spring Concert, with McLean Avenue Band beautifully opening the concert and featured band, Scythian, bringing the night to a rousing finish. The more than 400 guests enjoyed a buffet […]

Season of Grateful, Joyous Celebration The last four months of 2018 found us constantly echoing our foundress St. Jeanne Jugan’s words, “Blessed be God! Thank you, my God. Glory be to God.” Indeed, we had many happy occasions to be grateful for the blessings and graces that God sent our […]

After a cold, snowy winter, our Residents were happy to welcome the warm spring and summer days. What better way to start off than with our annual May Procession with the first holy communicants from Queen of Angels Regional School in Willow Grove. The impeccably dressed students placed blue roses […]