Founded in 1993.Â
Jaime Cardinal Sin
To provide appropriate services for the handicapped, the Handicapped Center Lourdes was founded on February 11, 1993, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. His Eminence Jaime Cardinal Sin directed Father Moortgat, the former chaplain for the deaf, to establish a center for multiple handicapped persons.
According to Father Moortgat, the same idea came into his mind when the cardinal had conceived the plan for the foundation of the center. However, without sufficient fund, he thought to dismiss the idea. But on February 11, 1993, when he had already planned activities for the deaf, it was decided to name the place Handicapped Center Lourdes, thus, making Cardinal Sin the catalyst of the foundation of the center.
Fr. Luke Moortgat