Motto
The reason that prompted the creation of the motto of our Institute (as shown in the above figure) is purely educational, namely, to show our workers the a practical simbol of a true operator in a Nursing Home, so that their behaviours will revive the image of a Living Gospel.
For the creation of the motto I made up for the Gospel parable of the Good Samaritan helping others has exercised the three fundamental virtues that are reflected in the mountainous village of Ain Karim made by Mary, The Handmaid of the Lord, the center of the model.
The three virtues necessary to make the operator an apostle are:
- Humility: the guests are our masters (S. Vincenzo dè Paul);
- The service: serving Elizabeth Mary;
- Joy: the message of the Magnificant.
These are the three essential qualities that define our operators and transmit the message to the guests, their relatives and visitors.
Note: The center is a work born of and sustained by an Ecclesiastical Body: The three virtues carry out an act of worship: You did it to Me (Matt.25)
Mons. Giovanni Maria Sortino