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The spirituality of the Order is rooted in its religious character, in particular in its hospitaller tradition of service to ‘Our Lords the Sick’. Serving the sick and those in need is the Order’s particular mission. Charitable works are the visible sign of the spiritual and personal commitment made by members of the Order of Malta. All members of the Order are encouraged to participate in the sacramental life of the Church, and to be actively involved in the liturgical life of their parishes.
The Order of Malta has inherited from its Founder the special character of the ‘lordship of the sick and poor’. To the Hospitallers the poor and the sick were their Lords and the Hospitallers were their servants. As the Founder, the Blessed Gerard put it, he wanted ‘the serving brothers to be the servants of our masters the sick poor.
The original rule of the Order teaches how to receive and serve ‘our lords the sick’
When a sick person arrives, receive him just as if he were the Lord and each day, charitably give him the best that the house can furnish before the brothers have broken fast.
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