Living in Abandonment to Divine Providence

One of the dimensions of the “poor of Yahweh” is trust in Divine Providence. This confident love is a sign of evangelical poverty. Mother Soledad experienced God’s Providenceto such a degree that her spirit of abandonment to God was unbreakable. This spirit of confidence in God’s Providenceis the soul of our Institute and was instilled in us by our Mother Foundress not only through the Constitutions, but principally by the power of her example. It was her custom not to rely on human means but rather to expect everything from Divine Providence. As her final testament she told her Daughters: “I leave you in the hands of Divine Providence”. Immersed in this abandonment in the providential hands of the Father, she advised her Daughters with conviction: “Do not worry about anything because if God takes care of the birds in the sky, will He not take much better care of His Servants?”

This same spirit of confidence in God is summarized in our Constitutions. “We fulfill this mission at the bedside of the sick, caring for them diligently and gratuitously…” This charismatic grace is reflected in the spirituality handed down to us by our Holy Mother Foundress: contemplative in action, abandoned to providence, collaborator with Christ and Mary in the salvation of mankind”. “Abandoned to providence” was the attitude of Saint María Soledad and is a true witness and demanding message that she left for her daughters.

The Servants of Mary express their gratitude for God’s Providenceby sharing it with others. Each one of us are transformed into the “providence” of God for the sick as we care for them, healing and sowing seeds of hope in all.

The Servants of Mary strive to follow the way of our Mother Foundress: with dedication and interior peace that flows from unwavering faith in Divine Providence.

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides” (Mt. 6, 25).

As Servants of Mary we rely on God and seek to make our life a poem of gratitude to the Lord as well as one of generous GRATUITY. This is the criteria and identity of the Servant of Mary as it was of our Mother Foundress.