Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette

www.lasalette.org

Name of Congregation: Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette

Active or contemplative: Active

What is the timeframe your congregation served the Diocese of Arlington?
1977-1992

What type of ministry did your congregation carry out in the Diocese of Arlington? 
Pastoral ministry

Describe the charism of your congregation:

The charism of La Salette is the grace and prophetic word that flows from the Apparition of Our Lady to Maximin and Melanie on Saturday, September 19, 1846, on a mountaintop near the hamlet of La Salette, in the Alps of southeastern France.

Mary says, "Come near, my children. Do not be afraid...Make this message known to all my people." Namely, that God is near and approachable, and that Jesus is the sure and effective sign of forgiveness and reconciliation with the Father. Mary calls us to respond in love and faith; she charges us to accept and to become ambassadors of an ongoing ministry of reconciliation.

Institutions in the Diocese of Arlington in which your congregation served, primarily:

• Arlington Hospital (now Virginia Hospital Center)
• Cathedral of St. Thomas More
• St. Agnes Parish
• St. Luke Church in McLean

Religious from your congregation who served for a significant amount of time in the Diocese of Arlington:

• Rev. Joseph J. Loftus, M.S., served as Chaplain at Arlington Hospital 1975-77, the Cathedral of St. Thomas More 1978-80; Pastor of St. Agnes Church 1981-82. He became incardinated in the Diocese of Arlington in 1982 
• Rev. Robert Ippolito, M.S., served at St. Luke Church in McLean 1989-1992 

 For more information about the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, visit: www.lasalette.org.