Father Mark-Mary addresses two spiritual fruits of working with the poor. The personal spiritual fruit is a complete encounter with Jesus Christ, in other words, almost like an “eighth sacrament.” He also mentions that the communal spiritual fruit is evangelization. Serving the poor is an easy way to invite people into the Faith and allow them to encounter the love of Jesus.
Is there an opportunity for a young person to experience heroic living and heroic love in your parish community to foster discernment of religious or missionary vocations? For Father Mark-Mary, this opportunity played a key role in his discovery of his vocation to the priesthood.
Involvement precedes investment, and charity campaigns aid capital campaigns. What does this mean? Father explains these ideas in this chapter.
Making time for this course is an investment, and it reveals your heart and how you desire to give yourself sacrificially to the Church. May these desires to love and serve the poor be put into action!
