Jesus Caritas

Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa

The Little sisters came to Poland in 1957 and a first community was formed discreetly.

our house

The house in Czestochowa became the family home for many Little sisters dispersed in the different Eastern European countries where it was not possible for new Religious orders like ours to remain openly.

It was only in 1989 that the Little Sisters became 'visible'.

The chapel

Czestochowa and the pilgrimage to the Jasna Gora, became a place of prayer and of meeting as well as noviciate. The hermitage at the bottom of the garden

A hermitage built at the bottom of the garden gave extra space for retreats and quiet days.

Always time for a celebration

The garden behind the house was soon producing vegetables and fruit and is a wonderful place for barbecues!

The pottery workshop is being developed where the Little sisters make not only red clay statues of Our Lady giving her Infant Jesus to the world and Christmas sets, so central to he spirituality of the Little sisters. They also use the wheel to make liturgical vessels and vases.

Making pottery statues

...and using the wheel