[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S400]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 62--RECOGNIZING THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF 
                 INDIANAPOLIS ON ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY

  Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 62

       Whereas, in 1839, Saint Jeanne Jugan brought a blind, 
     paralyzed woman in from the cold and placed the woman in 
     Saint Jeanne Jugan's own bed;
       Whereas, in 1841, the ``family'' of Saint Jeanne Jugan and 
     other women who helped care for the growing number of 
     individuals in need that arrived at the doorstep of Saint 
     Jeanne Jugan relocated to a larger home in order to house 
     more individuals in need;
       Whereas Saint Jeanne Jugan and the other caregivers took 
     the form of a religious community, first calling themselves 
     the Servants of the Poor and later the Little Sisters of the 
     Poor;
       Whereas Saint Jeanne Jugan was elected Mother Superior of 
     the Little Sisters of the Poor;
       Whereas the Little Sisters of the Poor received diocesan 
     approval on May 29, 1852;
       Whereas Pope Pius XI recognized the Little Sisters of the 
     Poor as a Pontifical Institute on July 9, 1854;
       Whereas Pope Leo XIII approved of the Constitutions of the 
     Little Sisters of the Poor on March 1, 1879, when there were 
     2,400 Little Sisters of the Poor in 9 countries;
       Whereas the congregation spread across Europe and North 
     Africa before coming to the United States;
       Whereas, in February of 1873, the Little Sisters of the 
     Poor came to Indianapolis, Indiana, and opened a small home 
     on Kentucky Avenue;
       Whereas, in the spring of 1878, the Little Sisters of the 
     Poor received a permit to construct a new building to support 
     the large demand for their assistance;
       Whereas the cornerstone for the new home of the Little 
     Sisters of the Poor was completed in 1878, and Bishop Silas 
     Francis Marean Chatard dedicated the building in 1879; and
       Whereas the Little Sisters of the Poor have provided food, 
     shelter, and medical care to the Indianapolis, Indiana, 
     community since 1873: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Little Sisters of the Poor should be commended for 
     its philanthropy, the care it provides for the aging poor, 
     and its dedication to the care of those in need, all of which 
     have been vital to the health and well-being of the at-risk 
     community in Indiana;
       (2) the work of the Little Sisters of the Poor continues to 
     enrich the United States and the world through--
       (A) dedication to the health and wellness of those who are 
     unable to provide for themselves; and
       (B) service to the community; and
       (3) the work of the Little Sisters of the Poor should be 
     recognized, emulated, and celebrated, especially during 
     February 2023, which marks 150 years of service to the 
     Indianapolis, Indiana, community by the Little Sisters of the 
     Poor.

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