We
are the Friars of the Sick Poor of Los Angeles. Our mission is to give ourselves
to God in the service of the sick-poor and marginalized, who we receive
in God's name. Christ and the Gospel are the rule and way of life for the
friars.
The sick-poor and marginalized mirror to the friars the image of Christ. Likewise, the friars are to mirror to those that they minister to, the compassionate Christ of the Gospel.
The friars assist the sick-poor to find meaning in their suffering and sickness as being redemptive, inviting them to a fuller life within the Church.
To follow Christ more closely and to carry on the work of the Church, the friars make the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. The friars make a fourth vow of self-sufficiency rendering themselves available for the service of Christ in solidarity with the sick-poor.
The friars are to find Christ and contemplate Him day and night in the heart, breath and life of the sick poor, under the protection of Our Lady of Guadalupe.