Missionaries of the Poor
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The Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) is an international Roman Catholic monastic order of Brothers dedicated to "Joyful Service with Christ on the Cross" to serve the poorest of the poor. The order was started in 1981 by Father Richard Ho Lung in Kingston, Jamaica and has now grown to over 300 brothers.
Their headquarters is in Kingston, Jamaica, where they presently maintain five large homes for destitute persons, including abandoned sick, disabled, or dying men, women, infants, and children. The Brothers also serve the Lord with their acts of mercy in India, the Philippines, Haiti and Uganda.
The M.O.P. Brothers welcome visitors to come and join them in their work, and to join in their spirituality and prayer life. The mission of the M.O.P. is to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ primarily by performing the corporal works of mercy and secondarily through liturgy, preaching, music, teaching and sacraments.
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- Called by God: a short excerpt from EWTN's hour-long documentary video of the M.O.P. community in Jamaica, circa 2002 (alternate host)
- Unto the Least: a mini-documentary excerpted from the M.O.P. music video compilation Blessed: The Music of Fr. Richard Ho Lung & Friends, circa 2000 (alternate host)
- Blessed Be The People music video from the aforementioned film Blessed (alternate host)
- The Lord Almighty music video from the aforementioned film Blessed (alternate host)
- Alleluia music video from the aforementioned film Blessed (alternate host)
- I Will Serve You music video from the aforementioned film Blessed (alternate host)
