
Give Alms of Kindness All Year Round
The rich man who ignored Lazarus’ cries for help during his life found that the tables turned after he died and he begged Lazarus for a drop of water.
The rich man who ignored Lazarus’ cries for help during his life found that the tables turned after he died and he begged Lazarus for a drop of water.
‘When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing, so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.’ (Matthew 6:3-4)
Now more than ever it seems right to respond to the war in Ukraine with prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
These are his holy works, and we are blessed to participate as much as we are able.
Pope Francis discussed almsgiving and closeness to humanity in a March 26 meeting with members of the religious institute Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden.
Pay attention to a particular cause or act of charity that can aid your virtue this season and always.
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“The poor remain entrusted to us and it is this responsibility upon which we shall be judged at the end of time” —Compendium of Social Doctrine (183)
If you’re wealthy and you are not sacrificially generous, you will go to hell.
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