Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd

The Congregation of the Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd, (LBGS) is a Roman Catholic pontifical institute of religious Brothers whose members work in a variety of social service and health care related ministries to the poor and needy throughout the United States, Canada, England, Ireland and Haiti.

At age sixteen, he joined Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God.

He was sent to Montreal, Quebec, and in 1934 appointed provincial superior of the newly established province of the Brothers Hospitallers.

[1] The Institute was founded in 1951 in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Brother Mathias Barrett[2] at the behest of Edwin V. Byrne.

"With faith and trust in God's providence, we pledge ourselves to strive always to: proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, clothe the naked, house the homeless, feed the hungry, comfort the lonely, and promote human dignity.