From Catholic Charities USA ... "Lent Daily Reflection" for February 27

Monday of the First Week of Lent

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.
Matthew 25: 35-36

How familiar we are with this Gospel, as it is at the core of our work at Catholic Charities. We have it in our mission statements, headlining our marketing materials and embedded in our orientations. We know of the needs in front of us and the importance of the tasks we are called to- feeding, clothing, visiting and welcoming.

Personally, I will admit that I have seen and prayed over this scripture passage so many times that I can fall into the trap of thinking I know it fully ...

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