Little Servants of Divine Providence (LSDP)
Providence Home, Melbourne
"The dormitory of the sick, a Cathedral! Each bed there, an altar! The patients- Christ! So serve them on your knees"
ST. JOSEPH COTTOLENGO
Turin, Italy (1786 – 1842)
The Heavenly Patron of LSDP
This community was established on 12th of July, 2025, in a rented residence graciously provided by a well whisher within the Syro Malabar Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle, Melbourne. Our ministry currently focuses on family and youth apostolates, as well as spreading the Word of God through catechetical teachings. We are deeply grateful for the providence of God, manifested through the generosity of our benefactors, that guide us in every step.
“Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you” (Mt. 6:33) is the foundational inspiration of the Congregation of Little Servants of the Divine Providence. Depending entirely on this Holy Word, and trusting absolutely in the Divine Providence, Sr. Dr. Mary Litty set about her work.
Urged by the love of Jesus Sr. Dr. Mary Litty opened a Home for the abandoned and the destitute on 17 January 1978 at Kunnamthanam and this paved the way for the foundation of this Congregation.
Sr. Dr. Mary Litty(Foundress of LSDP)
Date of Birth : 02.08.1935
Called to heavenly abode: 05.11.2016
History
The Beginning of the Congregation
The Lord revealed to Sr. Litty the need of dedicated girls to look after the mentally challenged residents whose number was on the increase. Eventually she felt the need of starting a religious community. Sr. Litty approached the Archbishop and brought the matter to his notice. The Archbishop graciously gave her permission to start ‘The Little Servants of the Divine Providence’ as a ‘Pious Union’ on December 08, 1978.
On 17 January 1980 Sr. Litty got dispensation from MSJ Congregation. On the same day she made her perpetual profession in the new community during the Holy Qurbana celebrated by Mar Antony Padiyara in the chapel of the Archbishop’s House. In the course of time, the first batch of six novices had their Vestition and First Profession in the parish church of Kunnamthanam in which the Archbishop himself was the celebrant.
The merciful God granted this Congregation the grace to build a house of its own at Kunnamthanam in the one acre of land donated by the Archdiocese of Changanassery with the generous help of benefactors. On 19 May 1981 Archbishop Mar Antony Padiyara blessed the new House. Today, this house at Kunnamthanam functions as the Generalate of LSDP Congregation.
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