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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Vincent de Paul
DESCRIPTION:GOD LOVES THE POOR \nFrom the writing of St Vincent de Paul1 \n◊◊◊ \nEven though the poor are often rough and unrefined\, we must not judge \nthem from external appearances nor from the mental gifts they seem to have \nreceived. On the contrary\, if you consider the poor in the light of faith\, then you \nwill observe that they are taking the place of the Son of God who chose to be \npoor. Although in his passion he almost lost the appearance of a man and was \nconsidered a fool by the Gentiles and a stumbling block by the Jews\, he showed \nthat his mission was to preach to the poor… We also ought to have this same \nspirit and imitate Christ’s actions\, that is\, we must take care of the poor\, console \nthem\, help them\, support their cause. \nSince Christ willed to be born poor\, he chose for himself disciples who \nwere poor. He made himself the servant of the poor and shared their poverty. \nHe went so far as to say that he would consider every deed which either helps \nor harms the poor as done for or against himself. Since God surely loves the \npoor\, he also loves those who love the poor. For when one person holds another \ndear\, he also includes in his affection anyone who loves or serves the one he \nloves. That is why we hope that God will love us for the sake of the poor. So\, \nwhen we visit the poor and needy\, we try to be understanding where they are \nconcerned. We sympathize with them so fully that we can echo Paul’s words: I \nhave become all things to all people. Therefore\, we must try to be stirred by \nour neighbor’s worries and distress. We must beg God to pour into our hearts \nsentiments of pity and compassion and to fill them again and again with these \ndispositions.13 \nIt is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to \noffer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or \nother help during prayer time\, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. \nOffer the deed to God as your prayer. Do not become upset or feel guilty because \nyou interrupted your prayer to serve the poor. God is not neglected if you leave \nhim for such service. One of God’s works is merely interrupted so that another \ncan be carried out. So\, when you leave prayer to serve some poor person\, \nremember that this service is performed for God. Charity is certainly greater \nthan any rule. Moreover\, all rules must lead to charity. Since she is a noble \nmistress\, we must do whatever she commands. With renewed devotion\, then\, \nwe must serve the poor\, especially beggars and outcasts. They have been given \nto us as our masters and patrons.
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