There has been, a very close collaboration between the Sisters and the laity from the origins of the Congregation. In order to share their spiritual heritage, the Sisters welcome, as Associates, those for whom evangelical values constitute a strong interior movement towards a commitment, and who are attracted to the spirituality and mission of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph. Our founder Jerome Le Royer ... was a lay married man with a family Jeanne Mance ... was the first lay nurse of Canada Our Lay Associates today ... are male, female, single, married, young and older

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