Opening Prayer
Holy Spirit,
We praise and thank you!
You anoint us to
bring glad tidings to the poor
proclaim liberty to captives
recover sight for the blind
free the oppressed
and build communities in keeping
with God’s vision of justice.
Show us how to be
light of the world
salt of the earth
seeds that sprout love
and leaven that infuses humanity
with the desire to promote
human dignity and solidarity.
Help us to listen so that
those in poverty can lead our efforts to
proclaim a more hopeful vision
liberate captives from injustice
heal the blindness of the powerful
free us all from self-centeredness
and build community to overcome poverty.
Amen.
(prayer from the USCCB)
Scripture
Catholic Catechism
The Authorities in Civil Society 2234-2257;
Human Solidarity 1939-1948;
The Common Good 1905-1927;
Universal Destination of Goods 2401-2406;
Respect for Persons and Their Goods 2407-2418;
Social Doctrine of the Church 2419-2425;
Economic Activity and Social Justice 2426-2436;
Justice and Solidarity Among Nations CC 2437-2442;
Love for the Poor CC 2243-2463 2243-2463;
Totalitarianism/Authoritarianism: 48; 51; 91; 92; 191; 352; 407; 417; 567
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
Political Authority 393-405;
Political Community at the Services of Civil Society 417-420
Principle of the Common Good 164-170
Universal Destination of Goods 171-184
Principle of Subsidiarity 185-188
Principle of Solidarity 192-196
The Economic Life 323-376
Cathechesis Video Reflection Questions
Grades K-6
Domestic Church (the family)
Witness Video
In the book of Leviticus the law was such that: “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not be so thorough that you reap the field to its very edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
Likewise, you shall not pick your vineyard bare, nor gather up the grapes that have fallen. These things you shall leave for the poor and the alien. I, the LORD, am your God.” (Lev. 19:9-10) Watch the story of Ruth and Boaz and discover how this social safety net worked in practice to make sure that the common good was cared for.