The Congregation of the Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd, (LBGS) is a Roman Catholic pontifical institute of religious Brothers whose members work in a variety of social service and health care related ministries to the poor and needy throughout the United States, Canada, England, Ireland and Haiti.
History
Maurice Patrick Barrett was born in Waterford, Ireland on March 15, 1900. At age sixteen, he joined
Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
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. After a novitiate in Lyons, France, he professed vows on November 21, 1921. He was sent to Montreal, Quebec, and in 1934 appointed provincial superior of the newly established province of the Brothers Hospitallers. He arrived in California in 1941. He left the Brothers Hospitallers in 1950 and travelled to
Albuquerque
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, New Mexico.
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The Institute was founded in 1951 in ]Albuquerque
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, New Mexico
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, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
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by Brother Mathias BarrettBROTHER MATHIAS BARRETT, CAMILLUS FOUNDER.
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. August 17, 1990. at the behest of Edwin V. Byrne.
Mission statement
"With faith and trust in God's providence, we pledge ourselves to strive always to: proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ,
clothe the naked, house the homeless, feed the hungry, comfort the lonely, and promote human dignity."
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Motto
The motto of the Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd is "Charity Unlimited".[Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd]
/ref> In 2015 this order fused with the Order of St John of God.
Locations of the order
United States
*New Mexico
*Los Angeles, California
*Miami, Florida
*Momence, Illinois
Canada
*Hamilton, Ontario
*Toronto, Ontario
England
*Wolverhampton
Ireland
*Ballina, Co. Mayo
See also
References
External links
Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd
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Christian organizations established in 1951
Catholic orders and societies
1951 establishments in New Mexico