Happy New Year, Rabbits!

There's still time to celebrate!

The Chinese New Year celebration is getting close to its 15-day midway point. Congratulations, Rabbits, this is your special year!

There are a few decorations visible in buildings at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, and the Chinese New Year is something that the Sisters of Providence acknowledge.

After all, Mother Maria Gratia Leuking and five companions (sound familiar?) traveled to China at the request of the local bishop there to establish a school (sound familier?). Well, fast-forwarding to the future, the mission in Asia is alive and well today, with sisters ministering in Taiwan. It remains an important part of the Congregation's overall mission to devote itself to works of love, mercy and justice in service among God's people.

So, Happy Chinese New Year! Please remember the commitment six sisters made to travel abroad (sound familiar), to establish new opportunities in a world virtually unkown to them at the time.