Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Frederic Ozanam. Vincentians are drawn from every ethnic and cultural background, age group, and economic level. Vincentians are united in an international society of charity by their spirit of poverty, humility and sharing, which is nourished by prayer and reflection, and adherence to a basic Rule. Organized locally, Vincentians witness God's love by embracing all works of charity. The Society collaborates with other people of good will in relieving need, making no distinction in those served, because in them Vincentians see the face of Christ.