Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 34)
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102322.cfm
If the Lord hears the cry of the poor, perhaps we should too. Today's picture is Christ of the Breadlines (ca 1950) by Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990).
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
XXX Sunday in Ordinary Time
