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MERCY And JUSTICE

2/12/2016

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St. John of God saving the Sick from a Fire at the Royal Hospital by Manuel Gómez-Moreno González (1880)
"Today's justice is yesterday's charity; today's charity is tomorrow's justice." - Bl. Etienne-Michel Gillet

Read:
James 2:1-26
Psalm 72
Matthew 25:31-46

Study:
1) Handouts:
Social Teaching of the Church; Works of Mercy

2) CCC 210-211, 268-270, 545, 909, 1422, 1730-1742, 1749, 1828-1829, 1846-1848, 1877-1948, 1994, 2207-2213, 2401-2449, 2840 (YOUCAT 89, 226, 302, 314, 321-332, 347, 451, 524)
Meditate:
Are mercy and justice opposed to each other? How does God's mercy fulfill His justice, and vice versa? How do the four pillars of Catholic Social teaching; Person-hood, Subsidiarity, the Common Good, and Solidarity change the way I think about myself, my family, my society, and my country? What impact does Christ identifying Himself with the poor and needy have on my actions and thoughts? Where can I get the help to do the works that Christ calls me too?

Pray:
Make us worthy, Lord, to serve those people throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands, this day, their daily bread, and by our understanding love, give them peace and Joy. Amen.

Imitate:
St. Josephine Bakhita

Apply:
What opportunities has God given to me to practice the works of mercy, both corporal and spiritual?

Extra:

Church of St. Mary Social Teaching Series
Spiritual Works of Mercy
Corporal Works of Mercy

He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard.
(Proverbs 21:13)

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    AUTHOR:
    Caleb Payne

    Caleb began his journey with Christ in 1997. He worked as a Protestant missionary for 8 years in China. It was soon after that he was challenged to consider the Catholic Church. After much prayer and study, he realized he had nothing to protest anymore and was received into full communion with Christ and His Church at the Easter Vigil Mass of 2011. For him the joy and peace that comes with receiving Christ in the Eucharist has turned into an insatiable desire to lead others to this same banquet. Caleb is first a husband, a father of three, and works in the Cortland area as a Registered Nurse. Caleb is a member of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic, the Angelic Warfare Confraternity, the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary, and is an Evangelist for Saint Paul Street Evangelization. He has Certifications in Thomistic/Catholic Philosophy, Catholic Theology, and Catholic Apologetics through the New Saint Thomas Institute. He is also currently in the Formation for Ministry Program of the Syracuse Diocese. 
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