”Honor Christ by sharing your property with the poor. For what God needs is not golden chalices but golden souls.”
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OK. How often do we think of Tobit? The two ministries that Tobit is known for are burial of the dead and almsgiving. He would sneak out at night and bury the fallen soldiers, even though they weren’t Jewish and it was likely to get him into trouble. Here is what he had to say to . . . → Read More: Righteous Tobit “There is your brother, naked and crying! And you stand confused over choice of floor covering.” The quote above could just as well have come from Occupy Wall Street, but it is from St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th Century. icon by the hand of . . . → Read More: Options ”Let us not overlook Him here, hungry, in order that He Himself may feed us there. Here let us clothe Him, that He may not send us forth naked from the safe refuge with Him. If we give Him to drink here, we shall not say with the rich man: ‘Send Lazarus to dip the tip . . . → Read More: St. John Chrysostom commemorated November 13th
St. John the Almsgiver by the hand of Niko Chocheli November 12th
St. John the Almsgiver is the patron saint for The . . . → Read More: Saint John the Almsgiver Saint Nicholas icon by the hand of Cheryl Ann Pituch Every year we commemorate St. Nicholas’ care for the poor and oppressed by giving away at least three dollar coins to each person we serve on the Thursday night closest to December 6th. This year that will be on December 8th. We share the story with . . . → Read More: St. Nicholas Day Will Soon Be Here Way back in the fourth century, St. John Chrysostom was confronted by those who wanted to excuse themselves from giving money to the poor by asking if this did not just enable the poor to spend money on loose women and alcohol. St. John addressed this in different ways in several sermons that he gave on . . . → Read More: Freedom to Give Alms He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard. – . . . → Read More: Prophet Solomon Icon by the hand of Nick Papas, available from www.comeandseeicons.com “All things belong to God, who is our Father and the Father of all things. We are all of the same family; all of us are brothers. Amongst brothers, it is best that all inherit equal portions.” - St. Gregory of Nyssa, . . . → Read More: The King’s Jubilee from St. Gregory of Nyssa We praise God for the wonderful response of people stepping up to take on additional responsibilities during my illness and recuperation. The first one to volunteer to be a point man was someone who had never before been to the street with us. That took some guts! We still need to fill two more spots: December 2nd . . . → Read More: Point Men Needed for December 2 & 9 |
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In patience thou didst win thy reward, O righteous John. Thou didst love the poor and provide for them bountifully. Pray to Christ our God to save our souls.