It is not new for the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) to be quick in responding to the cause of immigrants and refugees, as one of the participant’s comments shows. "I remember hearing with admiration about Mother Marie-Rose welcoming young Irish immigrant women during the years around 1845 ..."

Faced with the current crisis of human migration, the Congregation has chosen to take action by setting in motion a process for the approval of taking a corporate stand for migrants and refugees.  A look back on this Quebec process with  photographs