As individuals, the whole Catholic Church in the USA, and our nation will be judged by how we treat the poor, stranger, hungry, naked and those in prison. Thank you God for this call to justice from Archbishop Wenski of Archdiocese of Miami to the People of God entrusted to him.
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Archbishop Sample of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, we the clergy, lay leaders, and parishioners need in your moral guidance on this issue and others when we violate Christ’s message of feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, giving water to the thirsty, clothing the naked, comforting the sick and visiting those in prison – Matthew 25:31-46.
We are not only called to”Vultum Christi Contemplari- “to contemplate the face of Christ” in the Eucharist. We are called to see the Christ in the poor, marginalized, and stranger (immigrant and refugee).
May the people of God in the People of entrusted to you answer the call to justice.
As James 2:14-17 states, “What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it? So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
We are spiritual beings in a human body which are gifts from God. Yes, pray with your spirit, and pray with your body. Give food to the poor, give drink to the thirsty, truly welcome the stranger, immigrant and refugee, clothe the naked, comfort the, and visit those in prison.
Give not only money. Be of humble service in your community, state, nation, and world when and how you can. You will see the face of Christ.
Peace, John