This has been the motto of all organizations of the Order of Malta for more than nine hundred years. Goal is clear, objective is clear. Founding fathers in their time most likely had a different view of the defence of the faith, different from what we consider now our mission and the assistance to the poor also had a different meaning back then. However, this does not make our motto outdated, as the defence of the faith is no less important today, we try to serve it with our guidance, our care, our love for the poor, the needy. Unfortunately the number of those who need help does not decrease but this urges us to take more and more effort.
