{"id":65799,"date":"2025-07-21T19:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T22:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/hospital-lay\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T05:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:47:24","slug":"hospital-lay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/en\/hospital-lay\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital Lay"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"65799\" class=\"elementor elementor-65799 elementor-1059\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3693528 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3693528\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131f700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-carousel\" data-id=\"131f700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;carousel_items&quot;:[{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide 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Lay<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cb8d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10cb8d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3206c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef3206c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living Hospitality Through Your Lay Vocation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131ace5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"131ace5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be a Hospital Lay Associate is to respond, from your everyday life, to the call to care for, accompany, and serve the most vulnerable\u2014sharing the charism of hospitality alongside the Sisters and the wider community.<\/p><p>It means living your faith through concrete commitment, becoming part of a mission that transforms lives\u2014including your own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053c29f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"053c29f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" 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You live hospitality from your place in the world, as an active part of a larger hospital family.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1471\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1471\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How is this vocation lived out in practice? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1471\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9f9dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d9f9dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1471\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316e963 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"316e963\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8454b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8454b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"387\">You can take part in specific activities such as:<\/p><ul data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"583\"><li data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"441\"><p data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"441\">Volunteering in hospital or social care centers<br><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"480\"><p data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"480\">Formation and prayer gatherings<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"532\"><p data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"532\">Accompanying individuals who are vulnerable or excluded<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"583\"><p data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"583\">Spreading the charism of hospitality in your community<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1472\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1472\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What values do Hospital Lay Associates share? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1472\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c1c43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76c1c43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1472\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649af37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"649af37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6aa1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca6aa1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The same values that inspire the Congregation: compassion, service, spirituality, listening, care for others, and a commitment to those most in need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1473\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1473\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How can I know if this vocation is for me? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1473\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4985232 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4985232\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1473\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3051bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3051bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1079d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1079d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you feel an inner call to serve, to care, to be close to those who suffer, and you are drawn to the spirit of the Hospital Sisters, this vocation may be stirring in your heart. We invite you to explore it freely, at your own pace, with support. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1474\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1474\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How can I get involved? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1474\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc6c21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fc6c21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1474\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c3798 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62c3798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9c878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc9c878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can join a Lay Associates group in your country or begin with a concrete experience\u2014a gathering, a conversation, or a period of volunteering. All you need is an open heart and a desire to walk with others in this mission. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e53ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6e53ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:laicoshospitalarios@hscgen.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Write to us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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elementor-element-a4e04b4 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4e04b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vector.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60559\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e17014 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e17014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p>Since I\u2019ve been here, I\u2019ve been moved by the way they show 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e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9b01aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f04ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f04ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1288\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-at-1.45.21-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-65566\" alt=\"Im\u00e1gen de Rosa Vargas, hermana hospitalaria laica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-at-1.45.21-PM.png 1288w, https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-18-at-1.45.21-PM-300x210.png 300w, 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class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60559\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cedbb14 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cedbb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The sisters taught me that everything we do must be done with love and respect for the children.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b0034 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61b0034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rosa Vargas Soliz <br>Bolivia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46797c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c46797c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bfc1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0bfc1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f793e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f793e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bd20be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24263e4 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24263e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vector.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60559\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c4711 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94c4711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And so, by sharing the vision and mission of the Hospital Sisters, I have been entrusted with the mission to care for others, especially the vulnerable and excluded.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8bdb5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c8bdb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lydia Fosu <br>Inglaterra<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" 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308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176b863 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"176b863\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1427bf0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1427bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Mission That Has United Us From the Beginning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0af2be elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0af2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Congregation of the Hospital Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was founded in 1881. Since then, the dynamism of the hospital mission has continued to call people to collaborate, offering both material and spiritual support\u2014our friends and benefactors.<\/p><p>Later, the growing presence of collaborators became crucial for continuing the hospital mission, which called for both compassion toward those who suffer and increasing specialization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3860328 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3860328\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96a802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f96a802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c8e45d17-f38b-4b5d-8c66-70af9b1c4a39-e1756198691280-1024x797.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65512\" alt=\"Laicos Hospitalarios\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c8e45d17-f38b-4b5d-8c66-70af9b1c4a39-e1756198691280-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c8e45d17-f38b-4b5d-8c66-70af9b1c4a39-e1756198691280-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c8e45d17-f38b-4b5d-8c66-70af9b1c4a39-e1756198691280-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c8e45d17-f38b-4b5d-8c66-70af9b1c4a39-e1756198691280.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e758e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e758e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/laicos-Africa-e1756198657306.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65510\" alt=\"Laicos Hospitalarios Africa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/laicos-Africa-e1756198657306.jpg 864w, https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/laicos-Africa-e1756198657306-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/laicos-Africa-e1756198657306-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1353bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1353bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9fd218ac1ed3cad8065ec7a9396637a12b3f13b5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60588\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9fd218ac1ed3cad8065ec7a9396637a12b3f13b5.png 744w, https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9fd218ac1ed3cad8065ec7a9396637a12b3f13b5-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cf877 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73cf877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This involvement has developed throughout our history in a progressive and gradual way, fostering a deeper appreciation for the complementarity between the work of the Sisters and that of the laity, with the goal of providing holistic, high-quality care rooted in the culture of hospitality and aligned with scientific advances.<\/p><p><strong>Along this path of service, some collaborators feel called not only to continue the work, but also to embrace the spirit and charism of our Founders\u2014responding with their professional gifts.<\/strong><\/p><p>Contact with the hospital mission leads many people to develop a particular sensitivity to the hospital charism, discovering in it a new meaning for their lives. These are people who share faith in Jesus Christ and find in the hospital charism a concrete way to live out and express their Christian commitment in society. As a result, in various parts of the Congregation&#8217;s global presence, groups of Hospital Lay Associates are forming\u2014individuals seeking to live their Christian faith through service to those cared for in our local ministries.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239b336 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"239b336\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f208dcc e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f208dcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088905a elementor-absolute elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"088905a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vector-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60590\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161419d e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"161419d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d1195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5d1195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Frame-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60582\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559e55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"559e55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Frame-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60583\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c11ac elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83c11ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vector.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60559\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c1eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80c1eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cAs Hospital Lay Associates, we seek to deepen our knowledge of Jesus, the Good Samaritan; to strengthen our identity as baptized members of the Church and our Christian commitment in the family and in society; to grow in identification with the hospital charism and spirituality; and to develop sensitivity to the needs of others, responding with a Samaritan heart, as Jesus did.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96fa34 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c96fa34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:laicoshospitalarios@hscgen.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hospital Lay Hospital Lay Living Hospitality Through Your Lay Vocation To be a Hospital Lay Associate is to respond, from your everyday life, to the call to care for, accompany, and serve the most vulnerable\u2014sharing the charism of hospitality alongside the Sisters and the wider community. 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