At the heart of who we are is our name, Holy Union
The Holy Union Sisters are an international congregation of Catholic women religious who minister today on four continents. We wear a cross with the Latin words, Sancta Unio inscribed on the front, as a symbol of our internationality. It reminds us of the desire of our founder, Jean Baptiste Debrabant, who in a letter to the sisters in 1842, wrote of the special significance of our name: “You have received that name only that you may form all together a union of heart, mind and affection in Jesus and Mary.”
We express this union first of all by being one with ourselves. We strive to bring this union to our world by working among different cultures, ethnic groups, the deprived and marginalized. We strive to respect and care for the earth.
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Sisters Reflect on their Pilgrimage to Douai
On October 18, 2026 at Saint Jude’s Parish Hall in Taunton, MA, Holy Union Associates and Sisters gathered to hear Sisters Alice Michael and Alice Arsenault share their reflections on the Bicentenary pilgrimage they took earlier this year to the town in France where Holy Union was founded two hundred years ago.
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Celebrating Our 2026 Jubilarians
On September 19th, the Holy Union Sisters gathered at Our Lady of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Church in Somerset, MA to celebrate our eight Jubilarians for 2026. We celebrated 75 Years, 70 Years and 60 Years as Holy Union Sisters.
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Many Charisms, One Spirit, One Call: Holy Union Joins LCWR at 70th Anniversary Event
From August 11th through August 14th in Orlando Florida, Holy Union Sisters’ US Leadership Team, Sisters Kathleen Corrigan and Mary Lou Sullivan walked alongside leadership of other congregations in an historic encounter that brought together women and men religious from Canada, the United States, and Latin America for a first of its kind gathering across the Americas.
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Our Latest Podcast Episode
The Holy Union Podcast, “Called to Be…”, is a way to share discussions between and among our Sisters and Associates with interested listeners on an array of topics .
