OPENING HYMN 482 Come Holy Ghost Come Holy

OPENING HYMN #482 Come, Holy Ghost Come Holy Ghost, Creator blest And in our Hearts take up thy rest; Come with thy grace and heav’n-ly aid To fill the hearts which thou hast made, To fill the hearts which thou hast made.

OPENING PRAYER Come, O Holy Spirit Enlighten our minds to know the truth of Christ Encourage our hearts to love the truth of Christ Strengthen our wills to live the truth of Christ We ask You through Christ our Lord Amen

7 THEMES OF C. S. T. 1. The Life and Dignity of the Human Person 2. Call to Family, Community, and Participation 3. Rights and Responsibilities 4. Option for the Poor 5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers 6. Solidarity 7. Care for God’s Creation

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

Tonight’s Topics: #4. Option for the Poor and Vulnerable #5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers

“Option for the Poor and Vulnerable” • Mission of Jesus – (Luke 4: 16 -21) • Sermon on the Mount – (Luke 6: 20) • Works of Mercy – (Matthew 25: 31 -46) • St. 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 and the Rights of Workers” • God’s 7 Days – (Genesis 2: 2 -3) • Sweat, Toil, Tears – (Genesis 3 -17) • Just Wage – (Matthew 10: 9 -10, Luke 10: 7) • “To Every Man A Penny” – (Matthew 20: 1 -16) God hears the cry of the poor.

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901 -1925) PERSONAL VISITS TO THE POOR “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. ”

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901 -1925) IDENTIFYING WITH THE WORKING POOR “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. ”

#4. THE OPTION FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE

Option For the Poor Through the eyes of the 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” Today Catholic Charities Catholic Relief Services Catholic 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

#5. THE DIGNITY OF WORK AND THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS

God and Work Eden Jesus Our God is a God of work.

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

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

Just Wages “The worker must be paid a wage sufficient to support him and his family” - Pope Pius XI “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

The Dignity of Work St. Paul “Whatever you do. . . ” St. Benedict “To work is to pray. ”

LIVE IT OUT: 1. Purchase Fair Trade products.

LIVE IT OUT: 2. Participate in micro-loans. (www. Kiva. org)

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 – 6 pm – Side Chapel

Find Him.

CLOSING PRAYER 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 HYMN #524 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name Holy God we praise thy name Lord of all we bow before thee All on earth thy scepter claim All in heav’n above adore thee Infinite thy vast domain Everlasting is thy reign