General news

Chinese New Year on February 8

February 8, feast of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, a feast that dates back to St. John Eudes. It is a feast  for the (Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd (Religious of the Good Shepherd).

Heart of Mary Villa, the residential program run by the RGS, was named after this title of Mary.

51st International Eucharistic Congress <br>held in Cebu; RGS apostolic & contemplatives participate in activities

The 51st
International Eucharistic Congress will be held in Cebu City, Philippines
January 24-31, 2016. The congress will open at 4 p.m. on January 24 with a
Eucharistic Celebration at the Plaza Independencia. 

RGS marks 181st anniversary of the Generalate

The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, also known as Religious of the Good Shepherd (RGS) marks the 181st anniversary of the establishment of the Generalate.

It was on January 16, 1835 that Pope Gregory XVI approved the establishment of the Generalate, upon the request of Sr. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, who served as General Superior until her death on April 24, 1868.