Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard May we introduce ourselves to you ?

Our spirituality:

Why we help ...

• Because there is a big need for every helping hand in our area.
• Because we are convinced, that everybody should not just demand help, but offer it.
• Because we believe, whatsoever we do to the least of our brothers, that we do unto God (Mt 25.40).
• Because we want to extend God's loving care to those in need as instruments of God's love.
• Because we are overwhelmed by Christ's love (2 Cor 5.14) which is our mission (Joh 20.21).

• We feel especially obliged to what the Rule of St. Benedict says in chapter 36:
  "Care of the sick must rank above and before all else, so that they may truly be served as Christ, for he said:
  I was sick and you visited me (Matt 25:36), and,
  What you did for one of these least brothers you did for me (Matt 25:40).
  Let the sick on their part bear in mind that they are served out of honour of God."
• We see our mission as a fulfillment of Christ's command:
  "He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick." (Luke 9:2)
• We see our work as part of the fulfillment of Blessed Gérard's prophecy:
  "Our brotherhood will be everlasting,
  because the ground which this plant is rooted in, is the misery of the world - and
  because, God willing, there will always be people, which want to work
  towards the alleviation of these sufferings and
  making this misery more bearable." (Blessed Gérard Tonque)

Further information:

• The Spirituality of the Order of Malta

• The Spirituality of the Order of St. John

  • Conclusion and Prospect

  • Epilogue

• Reasons for doing this kind of work (Dr. Roux Martinez)

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