Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Here is a quote that comes from today's Office of Readings (Levitucus) chapter 19):
"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 glean the stray ears of grain. Likewise, you shall not pick the 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."

This passage really needs no explanation. It becomes very clear that we must remain mindful of the poor and the downtrodden.

I have a dream. I think something important to the mission of our parish. I would like to open a Thrift Shoppe. It would assist people of lesser means with used clothing, furniture and the like. The poor we always have with us. Their very presence tugs at the heart TO DO SOMETHING. I have my eye on a rental very near our property. I am hoping that the owner will donate the space for "mission". I am hoping that someone may read this blog and say "I can help with the rent and with the care of the poor".

I am praying these days to my patron, St. Rita of Cascia, the patroness of tough cases.

Pax et Bonum