A Journey into Memory: Discovering Antoinette Fage and Father Etienne Pernet
This video invites us into the heart of the legacy of the founders of the Little Sisters of the Assumption. Through carefully chosen symbols — a meaningful object, handwritten letters, places marked by their presence, and two portraits — we are drawn into the depth of their spirituality and the luminous vision that guided their lives.
The portraits of Antoinette and Etienne, both created around 1865, show two individuals bound by the same passion for service. A medallion listing the names of the first Little Sisters, the painting of Father d'Alzon in Etienne’s room, and their intimate correspondence reveal a path of foundation built on trust and tenderness.
Some words continue to resonate: 💬 “Your predilection must be for the poor… and you must love them with a love without limits.” (Etienne Pernet) 💬 “I am happy to share in all suffering and to strive by all means to alleviate it.” (Antoinette Fage)
Etienne’s joy after his ordination speaks of a life completely given: “Here we are, priests of the Lord, priests in aeternum! What happiness is ours!”
This journey is an invitation to let their memory ignite in us a renewed desire to live today with the same burning love for the most vulnerable.