Liturgy Resource
World Day of the Poor 2018 Pastoral Aid
World Day of the Poor 2018 Pastoral Aid for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 18, 2018
Includes reflections on the Sunday readings, quotations, bulletin announcement, bulletin insert, parish activity suggestions, and prayers of the faithful.
When we hear the word “poverty,” we can think of many things: poverty of spirit, lack of love, isolation, etc. On World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis invites us to focus on material poverty in which individuals, families, and communities lack access to the basic things they need to live and thrive: nutritious food, adequate housing, safe neighborhoods, good education, healthcare, and decent jobs with fair pay, for example.
Today is the second World Day of the Poor, a day established by Pope Francis on which he asks us to hear the cries of the poor among us with open ears and hearts and to respond in faith as we work for justice.