At our Roots N. 14
Having suffered from illness for several years and now advanced in age, Father Debrabant senses that death is near; in this letter to the Holy Union Sisters, he shares how he is preparing for that final hour.
Debrabant's Letters
At Our Roots N. 13
In this circular letter, published here in its entirety, Father Debrabant touches upon a central aspect of the congregation’s charism: modeling oneself on the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and always letting charity prevail.
At Our Roots N. 12
A letter from uncertain times: nine months after the Paris Commune, amid political chaos and an uncertain future, Father Debrabant called his sisters to anchor themselves in faith, not politics.
At our Roots N. 11
A desperate need for prayer: In the France of 1871, amid the ruins of the Franco-Prussian War and the turmoil of the Paris Commune, Father Debrabant felt the weight of a nation lost in unprecedented confusion. Faced with this landscape of institutional and moral crisis, he made a heartfelt appeal to the Sisters of the Holy Union to find in God the only possible anchor and in prayer the supreme strength to heal the world.
At our Roots n. 10
Published here in its integral version, the Founder’s letter urges his sisters to remain steady amidst the 1870 siege of Paris. He transforms political turmoil into a call for courage, proving that while regimes fall, faith remains the only unshakable rock.
At Our Roots n. 9
In this 1869 circular, Father Debrabant, by then elderly, continues to exhort the sisters to remain faithful to the letter of their Rule, in order to bear fruit in their apostolate—especially through the schools, which at that time numbered 32,000 students.
At our Roots N. 8
Pilgrimage to Loreto
At our Roots n. 7
Keep a constant watch over yourselves
At our Roots n. 6
Devote yourself to your pupils