Feed just one…
If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
–Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) (attributed)
God still loves the world…
God still loves the world and He sends you and me to be His love and His compassion to the poor.
–Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) (attributed)
Giving it to Jesus…
My mother often said to me in the house, “Each time that you give something to a poor person, think that you are giving it to Jesus. Pay no regard to the value of what you give, but rather to the love that you have for the one who receives. That is to say, in giving something you must also give your heart. Consequently, never scorn the poor but, on the contrary, if it is an old man, respect him; if a child, have pity on him; if a sick person, support and help him. It is necessary that they are members of the mystical body of Jesus and also our brothers.”
–Marcel Nguyễn Tân Văn (1928–1959)
Help ones closest to us…
We are to love everyone equally, but there’s no way we can help everyone. There are many people and the world is large. The ones we can do something for are the ones closest to us. It is almost as though they were chosen by lot.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Serve them always…
Remember to consider only Christ in the person of the poor. Serve them always as you would serve Christ himself that is to say with humility, respect, compassion and charity.
Our compassion for them has made us deprive ourselves even of the necessities of life
so as to meet their needs. Now, all we can do is weep with the poor. Serve Christ in the person of the poor.
–Saint Joan Antide-Thouret (1765-1826)
See the face…
See the face of God in everyone.
–Saint Catherine L’aboure (1806-1876)
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