Queen Rania commends Rosary Sisters’ humanitarian work

AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Wednesday met with a number of Rosary Sisters during a visit to the Rosary Sisters Visitation Home. 

The Queen toured the facility and checked on the various services it provides to elderly resident nuns, according to a statement from her office. 

Upon her arrival, Queen Rania spoke with a group of elderly nuns living at the home, most of whom have spent their entire lives doing humanitarian work in different fields, including education, health and social services.  

To express their appreciation of the Queen’s visit, the nuns presented Her Majesty with two gifts: a Holy Koran and a piece of hand embroidery that the nuns had made themselves. 

After the meeting, Queen Rania toured the Visitation Home, which was established by the Rosary Sisters in 1996, and checked on one of its rooms. 

The home is comprised of several bedrooms and different facilities that aim to bring comfort to the residing nuns as well as the sisters supervising the home, the statement said.

Her Majesty also had the chance to meet with a group of Rosary nuns who work in different fields in Jordan outside the home. 

The Queen praised them all for their efforts and achievements in giving back to society through their humanitarian work. 

Mother Ines Yaqoub, president of the Sisters Congregation, thanked the Queen for her visit and briefed her on the activities carried out by the congregation to help develop local communities.

Sister Madeleine Dababneh, director of the Rosary Sisters Visitation Home, told the Queen about events and activities that take place at the facility which include religious and educational meetings, as well as training sessions for staff working at the congregation’s schools and organisations.

The order, which has been offering educational and health services to the community since 1949, has established six schools.

It has been working to empower local communities through the launch of vocational training centres to teach girls skills that help them become financially independent members of society, according to the statement. 

The Rosary Sisters also aim to help the disadvantaged by establishing hospitals as well as elderly and orphan care centres.