Moved and strengthened by the Holy Spirit, the members spare no effort to arrive at a total gift of themselves. They aim to become, through Christ, a response to the Lord ‘who first loved them’ (1 Jn.4:10). They express this response in the profession of the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience”– Constitutions of the Redemptorists, No. 56
…They will endeavour in all sincerity to understand those values that are held in esteem by other peoples though they may not perhaps appeal to themselves or their own culture. From this will be born that fruitful dialogue which brings to light the rich endowments God has entrusted to different peoples.– Constitutions of the Redemptorists, No. 66