In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ.

Consumerism has accustomed us to waste. But throwing food away is like stealing it from the poor and hungry.

Being a Christian means renouncing ourselves, taking up the cross and carrying it with Jesus. There is no other way.

Let us pray for the many Christians in the world who still suffer persecution and violence. May God grant them the courage of fidelity.

The Holy Spirit helps us to view others with fresh eyes, seeing them always as brothers and sisters in Jesus, to be respected and loved.

Let us pray for peace in Africa, especially in the Central African Republic and in South Sudan.

We need to provide an education which teaches crit­ical thinking and encourages the development of mature moral values.