On June 21, 1880, Mar\u00eda Josefa Recio and Mar\u00eda Angustias Gim\u00e9nez left Granada for Ciempozuelos (Madrid) to begin, together with Saint Benito Menni, a story that would change the lives of many people: the founding of the Congregation of the Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.<\/p>\n
To Fr. Menni’s invitation: \u201cMy daughters, if you want, you can come. I have thought everything through… and believe me, your desire is God’s will,\u201d they responded with humility and determination:<\/em><\/p>\n “We, Father, although poor and miserable, only want to abandon ourselves into your hands, so that God may do with us as He wills. We are determined to suffer whatever is necessary.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n That early morning, without certainty but with ardent faith, they walked toward a mission that would change their lives and the lives of so many others. As Mar\u00eda Angustias wrote: Their dedication was total. They could not ignore the suffering of so many women with mental illness, excluded and abandoned. They founded a community based on compassion, listening, and comprehensive care for those who suffered.<\/p>\n Today, we, the Sisters Hospitallers, continue their legacy. In a world that cries out for new answers, we continue on our journey. Our hospitaller vocation is renewed every day in the comprehensive care of those who need it most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On June 21, 1880, Mar\u00eda Josefa Recio and Mar\u00eda Angustias Gim\u00e9nez embarked on a journey of faith and dedication that gave rise to the Sisters Hospitallers. Today, we continue to renew their \u201cyes\u201d through comprehensive care for those who need it most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[588],"tags":[943,21,22,684,591,598],"class_list":["post-55516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cat-news","tag-founders","tag-maria-angustias-gimenez","tag-maria-josefa-recio","tag-saint-benedict-menni","tag-sisters-hospitallers","tag-vocation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u201cWhen my dear friend called me at two in the morning, I jumped out of bed with joy and agility, as if I had never suffered (…). We invoked divine help and boarded the train.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n