New Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Leo – ‘Dilexe Te’ – ‘I Have Loved You’ 

“Love for the Lord, then, is one with love for the poor. The same Jesus who tells us, “The poor you will always have with you” (Mt 26:11), also promises the disciples: “I am with you always” (Mt 28:20). We likewise think of his saying: “Just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). This is not a matter of mere human kindness but a revelation: contact with those who are lowly and powerless is a fundamental way of encountering the Lord of history. In the poor, he continues to speak to us.” The full text is available on vatican.va
OCTOBER, MISSION MONTH Next weekend, we will celebrate World Mission Sunday, the Holy Father’s annual appeal to support overseas mission and missionaries.

Fr Damian