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Archive for 'Poor'

Fast as a prayer of solidarity…

Revelation 6:6 I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures. It said, “A ration of wheat costs a day’s pay, and three rations of barley cost a day’s pay. But do not damage the olive oil or the wine.”

“My child, these days are upon you. Can there [...]

The fear of the Lord is your ally in these times…

Psalm 10:2 Arrogant scoundrels pursue the poor; they trap them by their cunning schemes.
“My beloved, do not imagine that I am deaf to the cries of the poor in this age. Do you see how all things are culminating in a great tsunami of calamity and suffering? Do not cease your [...]

Do not mistake silence for inactivity, for I have heard the cry of the poor…

Psalm 10:1  Why, LORD, do you stand at a distance and pay no heed to these troubled times?
“My child, do not mistake silence for inactivity, for I have heard the cry of the poor and mean to rescue them from their oppressors. The day of justice is coming. If I seem [...]

How few today understand that joy does not come with possessions, but in being possessed by God…

Proverbs 17: 1 Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
“My child, how few today understand that joy does not come with possessions, but in being possessed by God. St. Clare* understood this well and was filled to overflowing with the goods of heaven. But first she needed to [...]

Do what you can to help the powerless…

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
“My child, it is the meek on earth who are trampled upon, whose few possessions are taken away. They have no one to speak for them. Who will come to their defense? I tell you, I will! Those who suffer want, who have no [...]