About Us
Our Mission
The Saint Gelasius I Foundation is a non-profit, Christian organization, dedicated to assisting individuals and families with life’s challenges. As members of this foundation, we endeavor to promote the common good through personal ministerial interaction, offering varied perspectives, insights and possible solutions. By fostering virtuous resolutions which build up the dignity, integrity and confidence of individuals and families, we hope to bring them closer to God and to better their communities.
Our Patron:
St. Gelasius I
Born: ? in Roman Africa
Died: Nov. 21, 496
Papacy: 4 Years (492-496)
Though pope but for four years and a half, he exerted a deep influence on the development of church polity, of the liturgy and ecclesiastical discipline. A large number of his decrees have been incorporated into the Canon Law. In his private life Gelasius was above all conspicuous for his spirit of prayer, penance, and study. He took great delight in the company of monks, and was a true father to the poor, dying empty-handed as a result of his lavish charity. As a writer Gelasius takes high rank for his period. His style is vigorous and elegant, though occasionally, obscure. Comparatively little of his literary work has come down to us, though he is said to have been the most prolific writer of all the pontiffs of the first five centuries.
--Catholic Encyclopedia
Governing Principles from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
1924 The common good comprises "the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily".
1925 The common good consists of three essential elements: respect for and promotion of the fundamental rights of the person; prosperity, or the development of the spiritual and temporal goods of society; the peace and security of the group and of its members.
1926 The dignity of the human person requires the pursuit of the common good. Everyone should be concerned to create and support institutions that improve the conditions of human life.