Sisters to mark canonization of Jeanne Jugan

Jeanne Jugan, the foundress and first Little Sister of the Poor will be canonized a saint by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday, October 11, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. During the canonization ceremony she will be named a patron of the elderly.

In celebration of her sainthood, Cleveland's Little Sisters of the Poor welcome all to participate in a Mass of Thanksgiving at Gesu Church, 2490 Miramar Boulevard, University Heights on Sunday, October 18, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. A reception will immediately follow the Mass.

On EWTN-TV at 6:30 p.m. today is a Franech vocations video "Jeanne Judgan: Yesterday and Today" which features a look at the life and ministry of the Little Sisters of the Poor, founded by Jeanne Jugan with a special mission of hospitality, particularly towards the elderly.