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Stretch Forth Your Hand To The Poor

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Post date November 14, 2020
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Presentation made by Angelo Kurbanali, Content Creator, Youth Commission for the opening of Justice, Peace and Community Week 2020

Good day and much love to our sisters and brothers tuning in. Good day and much love to my fellow panellists, with whom I’m beyond honoured to share this space. As we exchange pleasantries, I’ll continue by humbly, yet boldly, claiming to speak on behalf of all youth of good will, especially those of us on the fringes of society. For most women who describe themselves as you do, however, natural supplements are very useful. viagra in italy Online drugstore is not only trustworthy but also promises you privacy but guarantees that you will always receive the best medications that you can take for cipla cialis online combating erectile dysfunction and you will definitely find hundreds and hundreds of different companies offering their own personal solution to this common problem. soft tabs cialis Online stores offer great discount for kamagra jelly. If you are looking to cheap cialis brand, it will only result in an erection if you are sexually aroused. At this 2020 World Day of the Poor, we, the youth, find ourselves in an extremely volatile historical context, pregnant with the potential for production or destruction. Humanity is fully aware of this, but of course, we are told that “the problem is the youths these days”
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Praying for the dead and the bereaved

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Post date November 8, 2020

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

“Remembering the dead, caring for their graves and prayers of suffrage, are the testimony of confident hope, rooted in the certainty that death does not have the last word on human existence, for man is destined to a life without limits, which has its roots and its fulfillment in God” (Pope Francis).

November is a time when we remember and pray, not only for our loved ones who have gone before us and whose loss we feel, but for all those who have departed from this world and for those who grieve for them – “even those who no one remembers” (Pope Francis) .
Our Church teaches that praying for the dead is a spiritual work of mercy. Many of you would have cleaned the graves of your loved ones who have passed; and would have commemorated All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day.

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On our journey to sainthood

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Post date November 1, 2020

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By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

“Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you.” -St Augustine of Hippo

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints; the day when we commemorate all the saints of the Church.
We live in a world in which secularism is becoming more and more prominent. If we love God, if we say that we are Jesus’ disciples, then we will follow in His footsteps. Get to know Him by serving Him—with love.
Our Scriptures clearly outline the kind of values and virtues that will help us to become more like our Lord if these underpin our lives.

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Created out of love, to love

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Post date October 25, 2020

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

Today’s gospel, Matthew 22:34–40, is at the heart of Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship.
The Sadducees had already failed to trap Jesus. Now the Pharisees put Him to a test, asking Him which is the greatest commandment of the Law. There were 613 prescriptions/precepts in the law of Moses.
Jesus answers: “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.”

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Poverty and the dignity of the person

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Post date October 18, 2020

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

“Without a solution to the problems of the poor, we will not solve the problems of the world. We need projects, mechanisms and processes to implement better distribution of resources, from the creation of new jobs to the integral promotion of those who are excluded.” (Pope Francis)

We are one human family, and we have a responsibility to stand in solidarity with the poor and vulnerable if we are to fulfil God’s command: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
Saturday, October 17 was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The theme this year is: Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all.

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