THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

The Sisters of the Good Shepherd are the third feminine Congregation, already envisioned working in pastoral ministry in the parishes as far back as 1908. In the penetrating intuition of Father Alberione, the Pastorelle Sister is not simply a sister belonging to a certain congregation whose spirit she lives and whose works she carries out in the parish, in the particular sector proper to her; but like the pastor, she "marries the parish" and has no other specific field of activity except the parish with all of its works and problems.

The Pastorelle Sisters have been and are of precious help to pastors. Today, they are widely spread out and according to their Constitutions they work preferably in rural areas and in suburbs of the great cities where missionary activities are needed, especially in Latin America and Australia. It is unnecessary to emphasize how important and urgent such a choice is, today more than ever.