“Then the King will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed . . . . . . . . . . . . And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Monday 10th Match 2025 – MATTHEW 25:31-46.
So, there’s a theological belief that, God loves the masses that is why He created us so many.
As of the year 2023, the population of the world was put at 8 billion people.
Now, just imagine how every single of us must have at least one meal a day.
However, quite unfortunately, some of us in our part of the world have been displaced by political, ethnic or religious crisis. Some, it is due to environmental factors or other forces of nature.
So, getting to earn a living to feed ourselves in our current places of displacement is almost impossible.
Therefore, shelter and clothing and food have become herculean task for those of us so affected.
These are just a fraction of those that are truly indigent and may genuinely require to access help from those of us who can truly render help.
Therefore, my dear friend, we mustn’t wait until such a time when we have excess or very much that we will want to help.
If we can spare just one plate of food each time while serving out our daily ration for an indigent person, we will already be doing very much.
Any of our clothes that we haven’t used for the past 3 months, it is possible we may not need them again.
Such clothes, even if we do not know how to reach those who need them, we can take them to any Catholic Church and request that they should be given to St Vincent-de-Paul Society.
The society knows how to reach these people and have deplored effective and efficient ways of distributing palliatives to these indigent people that they prefer to refer to them as their clients.
While dropping off these wears, if we are y buoyant enough to add a little token to it, by all means we should do.
The immediate above is canvassed because, some clients visit the society requesting for help to access medical care. Some who are on transit request for temporal shelter, while others require just a little aid to help them reach their destination.
We will be surprised that when we arrive at the Throne of Grace, mercy will arise and give us a warm embrace just for these little efforts we carelessly made.
Remember, charity is a virtue that can covers a multitude of sins. – 1 PETER 4:8.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a fulfilled week.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
10th March 2025