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Blessed Louis Guanella
The Good Samaritan
To assist the "Favorites" of Providence" - the incurable, the abandoned, the
aged, the physically and mentally handicapped, orphaned and needy
children - Father Louis Guanella lived a life dedicated to charity. From
the seed of a moment of special grace in childhood when he felt a call to
care for the poor and the disabled, Father Guanella's work has grown to a
healthy, blossoming tree comprised of his religious followers who today still
shelter these rejects of society. At his death in 1915, many doubted that
his work could continue. He replied that the work was God's work, and that
"He who brought into existence people and works will also be able to continue
them."
Father Guanella believed, spoke, and acted on the premise that "The heart
of a Christian, who believes and feels, cannot pass by the hardships and
deprivations of the poor without helping them." His entire life proclaimed
the Gospel message, "As long as you did it to one of these my least brethren,
you did it to me."
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