PRINTER'S NO. 4436
No. 866 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY WALKO, OCTOBER 4, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 4, 2004
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Designating October 26, 2004, as "Little Sisters of the Poor
2 Day."
3 WHEREAS, The Little Sisters of the Poor were founded by
4 Blessed Foundress Jeanne Jugan in 1839 in Brittany, France; and
5 WHEREAS, The Little Sisters of the Poor established a mission
6 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1872; and
7 WHEREAS, For over a century and a half, the Little Sisters of
8 the Poor have been dedicated to serving the elderly poor
9 throughout the world and in this Commonwealth; and
10 WHEREAS, The Little Sisters of the Poor provide spiritual
11 nurturing and physical assistance to their charges; and
12 WHEREAS, The Little Sisters of the Poor sustain a sense of
13 dignity, human and personal respect and security for individuals
14 of every race, religion and ethnic group in the face of
15 advancing age; and
16 WHEREAS, On October 26, 2004, Southwestern Pennsylvania will
17 be honoring the Little Sisters of the Poor; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
2 designate October 26, 2004, as "Little Sisters of the Poor Day";
3 and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That, upon passage, the Clerk of the House of
5 Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to the Little
6 Sisters of the Poor.
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