The closing ceremony of the Canonical Visitation to the Polish Province dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Annunciation took place on 22 and 23 October. Due to the pandemic, the Visitation had been cancelled on the dates originally planned. And, for various reasons, it was unfortunately not possible to visit the Hospital in Nazareth and the three Brothers serving in Minsk (Belarus). However, it was possible to visit the Community and the wonderful service run by the Brothers in Drohobycz (Ukraine). The Polish Province also collaborates at the general level of the Order by providing several Brothers in Rome (the Vatican Pharmacy Community) and one Brother in the European Novitiate in Brescia. At the General Curia we are very grateful to the Polish Brothers for their generosity and willingness to help.

It is a very lively Province where a multitude of activities and projects of a high charismatic value are being performed. This is possible thanks to a good group of Brothers and Co-workers who practise the Charism of Hospitality with great commitment, working with a heartfelt attitude of service. The Province has a varied range of centres: general hospitals, social care centres for people with intellectual disabilities and others with mental health problems, homes for the elderly, hospices for palliative care.... It provides home care services, outpatient services, day centres and laboratories, as well as well-known and prestigious pharmacies and herbalist outlets that offer a warm welcome and guidance to the people.

We thank God for this wonderful presence of the Order, which is doing so much good for so many people in the name of the charism and spirituality of St John of God.