Helping Those in Need
"Strip the altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary and cart off its varied furnishing if you cannot otherwise satisfy one who is in need. Believe me, it is dearer to Mary that the Gospel of her Son be kept, though it means stripping her altar, than to see her altar ornamented and her Son neglected." --Celano, Second Life, 67
Before you sneak into the nearest church to do this, you must remember Celano was speaking to his fellow brothers who had nothing of their own to give to the poor. After giving away all that you have and exhausted other ways to get alms for the poor, then these words can speak to your heart.
"Strip the altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary and cart off its varied furnishing if you cannot otherwise satisfy one who is in need. Believe me, it is dearer to Mary that the Gospel of her Son be kept, though it means stripping her altar, than to see her altar ornamented and her Son neglected." --Celano, Second Life, 67
Before you sneak into the nearest church to do this, you must remember Celano was speaking to his fellow brothers who had nothing of their own to give to the poor. After giving away all that you have and exhausted other ways to get alms for the poor, then these words can speak to your heart.
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