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Charism
Mission
Spirituality
HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND OF THE CONGREGATION
The Little Sisters
of Mary Immaculate of Gulu was founded by Bishop Angelo Negri, a Comboni
Missionary. In 1936, he was inspired to start a new congregation for the
African sisters, fulfilling the desire expressed by his predecessor,
Monsignor Antonio Vignato, Apostolic Prefect of equatorial Nile. The
Congregation began in Gulu northern part of Uganda, East Africa. It was
in 1939 when the first 10 girls from Mary Immaculate primary School
began to ask His Lordship Bishop Angelo Negri to allow them to become
nuns. They were placed under the care of Rev. Sr. Angioletta Dognini, a
Comboni Sister who became the Co-Foundress of the congregation. On
Christmas day of 1942, six girls became novices and on the feast of
Epiphany of 1945 four girls out of the six novices took the vows of
chastity, poverty and obedience, thus the first professions in the
congregation of the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Gulu.
They were:
1.
Sr. Santina Ajumani
2.
Sr. Rosa
3.
Sr. Angela Abonyo
4.
Sr. Juliana Ajoko
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CHARISM OF THE L.S.M.I.G.
The Congregation of the Little Sisters of Mary
Immaculate of Gulu was founded for missionary service, in which the
Sisters dedicate themselves to the task of evangelization and salvation
of mankind, filled with the burning love of Jesus in dedicated
missionary service to the vulnerable. Taking Mary as our model, the
Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate, with Mary, witness Christ love and
service.
THE MISSION OF THE
CONGREGATION:
The mission of the Congregation: The burning love
of Jesus to the most vulnerable: Children, women, the sick and the
disabled
- Christian education in school
- Pastoral, catechetical, liturgical
- Health units – hospitals, heal centers and
dispensaries
- Others fields in response to the needs of the
Church.
In the Congregation the Sisters therefore serve in
different fields of apostolate as teachers, medical doctors, clinical
officers, nurses, tutors, catechists, social workers, journalists and
administrators.
The aim of the founder was to eradicate ignorance
from the society using education as a powerful tool of evangelization.
The sisters have taken to heart the founder’s mission of liberating the
whole humanity from the bondage of “ignorance” through
education. We are involved in education right from kindergarten to
University levels.
SPIRITUALITY OF THE
CONGREGATION:
Like Jesus: unconditional love for all
people
- Like Mary deep faith in God and his will,
simplicity of life, humility , simplicity of life, humility of
heart, purity of body and soul
- Like St. Joseph: dedicated to work
- Like Bishop Angelo Negri, zeal for education
of women
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