Come Holy Ghost, Creator blestAnd in our Hearts take up thy rest;Come with thy grace and heav’n-ly aidTo fill the hearts which thou hast made, To fill the hearts which thou hast made.

OPENING HYMN#482 Come, Holy Ghost

Come, O Holy SpiritEnlighten our minds

to know the truth of ChristEncourage our hearts

to love the truth of ChristStrengthen our wills

to live the truth of ChristWe ask You through Christ our LordAmen

OPENING PRAYER

1.1.The Life and Dignity of the Human PersonThe Life and Dignity of the Human Person2.2.Call to Family, Community, and Call to Family, Community, and

ParticipationParticipation3.3.Rights and ResponsibilitiesRights and Responsibilities4.4.Option for the PoorOption for the Poor5.5.The Dignity of Work and the Rights The Dignity of Work and the Rights

of Workersof Workers6.6.SolidaritySolidarity7.7.Care for God’s CreationCare for God’s Creation

7 THEMES OF 7 THEMES OF C.S.T.C.S.T.

Bible Blitz Format

• BIBLE – Fr. Ed Thompson• SAINTS – Bert Ghezzi• TRADITION – Brandon Vogt

Tonight’s Topics:

#4. Option forthe Poor and Vulnerable

#5. The Dignity of Work and

the Rights of Workers

““Option for the Poor and Option for the Poor and Vulnerable”Vulnerable”

• Mission of JesusMission of Jesus – (Luke 4:16-21)

• Sermon on the MountSermon on the Mount – (Luke 6:20)

• Works of MercyWorks of Mercy – (Matthew 25:31-

46)

• St. Paul’s CollectionsSt. Paul’s Collections – (Galatians

2:10)

• Apostolic Church – (Acts 4:32-35)

• Right Use of Wealth – (1 Timothy

6:17-19)

““The Dignity of Work andThe Dignity of Work andthe Rights of Workers”the Rights of Workers”

• God’s 7 DaysGod’s 7 Days – (Genesis 2:2-3)

• Sweat, Toil, TearsSweat, Toil, Tears – (Genesis 3-17)

• Just WageJust Wage – (Matthew 10:9-10, Luke

10:7)

• ““To Every Man A Penny”To Every Man A Penny” – (Matthew

20:1-16)

God hears the cry of the poor.God hears the cry of the poor.

Blessed Pier Giorgio FrassatiBlessed Pier Giorgio Frassati(1901-1925)(1901-1925)

“Jesus comes to me every morning in Holy Communion. I repay him in my very small way by visiting the poor.”“I prefer to deliver packages to the poor personally, because that way I can also encourage people a bit, give them hope that their lives will change, and above all I can convince them to offer their suffering to God and go to Mass.”

PERSONAL VISITS TO THE POORPERSONAL VISITS TO THE POOR

Blessed Pier Giorgio FrassatiBlessed Pier Giorgio Frassati(1901-1925)(1901-1925)

“I want to do whatever I can to serve my people and I think I can do this better as a layman than as a priest because...priests are not in such close contact with the people...By giving good example as a mining engineer, I can actually be much more effective.”

IDENTIFYING WITH THE IDENTIFYING WITH THE WORKING POORWORKING POOR

#4. THE OPTION FOR THE POOR

AND VULNERABLE

“Rich.”

Option For the Poor

Through Through the eyes the eyes

of the of the poor...poor...

“Option for the Poor”Throughout History

• God always hears the cries of the poor• Jubilee • Jesus: “Blessed are the meek....”• The Early Church

“Option for the Poor”TodayCatholic Charities

Catholic Relief ServicesCatholic Campaign for Human Development

Know the poor.

“It will be necessary above all to abandon a mentality in which the poor are considered a burden, as irksome intruders trying to consume what others have produced…The advancement of the poor constitutes a great opportunity for the moral, cultural, and even economic growth of all humanity.”

- Pope John Paul II- Pope John Paul II

#5. THE DIGNITY OF WORK AND THE RIGHTS OF

WORKERS

God and Work

Our God is a God of work.

Eden

Jesus

• Productive Work• A just wage• A safe workplace• Join worker’s associations• Strike• Rest• Healthcare

Rights of Workers

Guinness and Work

““They saw their company.....They saw their company.....as a vehicle for changing as a vehicle for changing lives.”lives.”

“Everyone should be able to draw from work the means of providing for his life

and that of his family”- Catechism of the Catholic Church

Just Wages“The worker must be paid a wage

sufficient to support him and his family”- Pope Pius XI

The Dignity of Work

St. PaulSt. Paul““Whatever you Whatever you do.....”do.....”

St. BenedictSt. Benedict““To work is to To work is to pray.”pray.”

1. Purchase Fair Trade products.

LIVE IT OUT:

2. Participate in micro-loans.(www.Kiva.org)

LIVE IT OUT:

LIVE IT OUT:

3. Seek an encounter with someone who is poorer than you, to see the world through their eyes.

Next Monday’s Topics:

#6. Solidarity #7. Care for God’s Creation

Prayer Time – Thursday – 6pm – Side Chapel

Find Him.

Glory be to the Father,and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit,As it was in the beginning,is now, and ever will be.World without end.Amen.

CLOSING PRAYER

Holy God we praise thy nameLord of all we bow before theeAll on earth thy scepter claimAll in heav’n above adore theeInfinite thy vast domainEverlasting is thy reignInfinite thy vast domainEverlasting is thy reign

CLOSING HYMN#524 Holy God, We Praise Thy

Name