The Redemptorists
The Redemptorists are a religious order whose members belong to the Catholic Church.
In 1732, at Scala, in the Kingdom of Naples (Italy), moved by compassion
for the poor, especially those living in the country districts, St. Alphonsus
Maria de Liguori founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (commonly
called “The Redemptorists”) to continue the mission of Jesus “to bring glad
tidings to the poor” (Luke 4:18) and most abandoned.
The "most abandoned" are:
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those for whom the Church has not yet
been able to provide sufficient means of salvation
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those who have never heard the Church’s
message or at least have not received it is the “glad tidings”
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those who suffer harm because of division
in the Church.
At the same time the Redemptorists also minister to the faithful who need to be strengthened
in faith, continually converted to God, and bear witness to the faith in
everyday life.
The Redemptorists devote themselves to missionary work among:
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Catholics
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Christians (who are not members of
the Catholic Church)
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Those who belong to faith traditions
other than Christian
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Those who profess no faith tradition.
There are over 5,500
Redemptorists. They work in 77 countries on all 5 continents helped
by many men and women who collaborate in their mission and together form
the Redemptorist Family.
The missionary spirit of the Redemptorists motivates them to use developments
in technology ~ such as the Word Wide Web ~ to reach out to those in need.
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