April 9

UNITY is brothers helping one another

If there is a poor man among your brothers… do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward him.  ~ Deuteronomy 15:7

The parable of the rich man and the poor man (Luke 16:19-31) inspired the stirring homily of Pope John Paul II at Yankee Stadium in 1979.  He said, “We cannot stand idly by, enjoying our own riches and freedom if, in any place, the Lazarus of the 20^th century stands at our doors…  The rich man and Lazarus are both human beings, both of them equally created in the image and likeness of God, both of them equally redeemed by Christ.”
~ Mark Link, S.J.

What caused the rich man to be condemned?  How have your values changed since you became a Knight?  How do you think God might want them to change some more?

The poor of the United States and of the world are your brothers and sisters in Christ.  You must never be content to leave them just the crumbs of the feast.  You must give of your substance, and not just of your abundance.~ Pope John Paul II

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