I will never tire of repeating this: what the poor need the most is not pity but love. They need to feel respect for their human dignity, which is neither less nor different from the dignity of any other human being.
We are not social workers. We are contemplatives in the heart of the world.
God is never late, but rarely early.
Give, but give until it hurts.
Somebody loves us, too - God Himself. We have been created to love and to be loved
Jesus has very clearly said in the gospel. "Whatever you do, do to the least of my brethren." Clear? That was the work of Jesus.