St Jeanne

Jeanne was the 12th child and growing up she didn’t think about other people, she was selfish and thought only of herself. Her mother ran a store near the Shrine of Our Lady of Ardillier, she also helped pilgrims that came through the town, making sure they were well taken care of during their visit to the Shrine. When her mother died, Jeanne took over this business. She didn’t run the store like her mother did, she was more concerned about making money then about caring for the pilgrims. Then one day a pilgrim woman told Jeanne that she would spend her days taking care of other people, Jeanne didn’t believe her at first. Slowly God started to change her heart. She started to care about the pilgrims that came to her store, she started to help the poor people and the orphans that she saw on the streets. She started doing all this at he same time that she started praying more and getting closer to Jesus. Soon her house was full of orphans and poor people, she closed down her store so that she could spend all her time helping people. Other women joined her and they started a community of sisters called the Sisters of St. Anne of Providence. By the end of her life there were 12 other communities of sisters throughout France serving the poor, the orphans and those that needed help.