New Hospitality

Saint John of God dedicated a great deal of time in his life to prayer in all its forms and expressions. As the fruit of his prayer, we see him endowed with an evangelical zeal that transforms his way of going and gives him serenity and balance. He has a sense of hospitality that springs from his identification with the design of the Gospel. We appreciate his faith in God, as he discerns Providence everywhere. We admire his capacity to sense the presence of God in every situation, above all where love reigns. We esteem his readiness to do whatever is asked of him for the love of God. That shows us how St. John of God, from his experience of faith in the love of God, was able to offer a new hospitality in his time that was different from what was carried out then.

Solidly based on St. John of God, we feel ourselves to be called to live hospitality with a new spirit. Because of our limitations we are not always able to be faithful to this objective but we are conscious that prayer will help us to achieve it; a prayer that is incarnated in life, that will give us the capacity to stay by the side of the sick and needy in harmony with the Lord just as St. John of God did.