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The 20th century expanded the vision of the Catholic Church, which called upon North American religious communities to become bearers of the Gospel to the peoples of Latin America. Though America in the early 1930s was in the midst of one of the greatest economic depressions the country has ever known, communities of men and women religious gave heroically of their personnel and finances in answering the appeal for missionaries on the Island of Puerto Rico.
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the Sisters of Divine Providence in Puerto Rico. It was the fall of 1931 when Mother Josephine (Schmitt) and her council answered the Gospel summons to begin a mission in Puerto Rico. She asked for volunteers, and much to everyone’s surprise, more than 100 Sisters volunteered. It was a happy day for those chosen for the missionary work. The five Sisters selected must have felt a bit like the pioneer Sisters from Germany as they set out for the Puerto Rico on August 7, 1932. Sisters Callista (Strauss), DeChantal (Huber), Innocent (Miller), Macaria (Gaertner), Bertranda (Leininger), and Theodoret (Bretzel) embarked on a week-long journey by train and ship, docking in beautiful San Juan.
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