Sister of the Destitute

Sister of the Destitute –  Sister Gertrude Marie of St. Basil, S.D.                                                                                     “As you did it to one of the least of My brethren, you did it to Me.”                              “Carrying on the mission of Christ by becoming a channel of compassionate love”

Founder:  Venerable Reverend Mar Varghese (“George”) Payyappilly                                                                * assisted by Sisters Josephina, Gertrude, Cicily, and Kochuthresia *

Place:  Chunangamvely, Kerala, India

Year:  1927 A.D.

Her Charism:  Contemplating the Face of Jesus in the destitute, the aged, the unwanted, the downtrodden, and those often forsaken and driven out into the streets, this Sister turns herself into a living Gospel message of unconditional surrender and ardent love for the poor and suffering.  Filled with compassionate love, humility of heart, and meekness of spirit, she emulates the charism of St. Vincent de Paul, her Order’s patron, and the attitudes of Christ for the poor and oppressed.  The infinite compassion of Christ urges her to become a living sacrifice to God.  Lost in a Trinitarian communion, this Sister gets down to the depth of the miserable existence of the last and the least in schools, special education, Faith formation, hospitals, nursing homes, memory care and palliative care facilities, and mobile care units.  Evangelization is the primary goal of all her apostolic activities at all times.