OPENING HYMN
#482 Come, Holy Ghost
Come Holy Ghost, Creator blest
And in our Hearts take up thy rest;
Come with thy grace and heav’n-ly aid
To fill the hearts which thou hast made,
To fill the hearts which thou hast made.
OPENING PRAYER
Come, O Holy Spirit
Enlighten our minds
to know the truth of Christ
Encourage our hearts
to love the truth of Christ
Strengthen our wills
to live the truth of Christ
We ask You through Christ our Lord
Amen
7 THEMES OF C.S.T.
1. The Life and Dignity of the Human Person
2. Call to Family, Community, and Participation
3. Rights and Responsibilities
4. Option for the Poor
5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
6. Solidarity
7. Care for God’s Creation
Bible Blitz Format
• Bible – Bert Ghezzi
• Tradition – Brandon Vogt
• Saints – Bert Ghezzi
• Conclusion – Brandon Vogt
Shalom
• God
•Yourself
• Others
• Creation
Tonight’s Topics:
#6. Solidarity
#7. Care for
God’s Creation
Solidarity
Old Testament
• Genesis 4:9
“Am I my brother’s keeper?”
• Leviticus 19:18
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
• Isaiah 58:6-7
“…break unjust fetters, share your food,
shelter the homeless, clothe the naked.”
Solidarity
New Testament
• The Body of Christ – (1 Cor. 12:13)
• Unity – (John 17:21)
• Inclusive – (Matthew 28 + 1 Timothy 2:4)
• No Distinctions – (Galatians 3:28)
• Solidarity in Joy & Suffering – (Romans 12)
Care for God’s Creation
• The Goodness of Creation – (Genesis 1:31)
“…everything He had made…was good.”
• Stewardship of the Earth – (Genesis 2:15)
“…cultivate and care for [the earth].”
#6. SOLIDARITY
The Virtue of Solidarity
“The ‘virtue of solidarity’ is
not just a vague feeling of
compassion, but a firm and
preserving determination to
commit oneself to the
common good.”
- Pope John Paul II
History of Solidarity
• “Solidarity” – Mid-19th Century
• 1931 – Pope Pius XI – Counterpoint to
socialism
• 1938 – Pope Pius XI – Solidarity with
Jewish people
We are all one.
“Emmanuel”
We are all in this together.
Independence
Interdependence
Solidarity
“Solidarity” +
“Option for Poor and Vulnerable”
“Me, too.”
“Solidarity” Movement in Poland
Pope John Paul II
Lech Walesa
Global solidarity
“If you want peace, work for solidarity.”
#7. CARE FOR
GOD’S CREATION
The Bible and Creation
Stewards of Creation
Effects of Non-Care
1 Pack of Cigarettes
1 Billion People
50% of Species
The Poor
Creation and the Poor
Bhopal, India
Care for Creation is care for the
poor.
St. Francis
LIVE IT OUT:
1. Pray with the world.
LIVE IT OUT:
2. Cultivate a more global lifestyle.
LIVE IT OUT:
3. Experience “shalom” with Creation.
LIVE IT OUT:
4. Simplify your lifestyle.
St. Peter Claver
(1897-1980)
• Called himself “Slave of the
Africans”
• For 40 years, he fed,
bathed, brought medical aid
• Learned their language to
show them respect
• “We must speak to them
with our hands before we try
to speak to them with our
lips.”
Dorothy Day
(1897-1980)
• Worked to change the
social order
• Founded communities
that welcomed the homeless
• Popularized peace and
justice in The Catholic
Worker
• Witnessed to the Gospel
ideal of non-violence
The Respectful Use of Creation
“Use creatures as they should be used: the
earth, the sea, the sky, the air, the springs and
the rivers…What we ask is that you use
reasonably and with moderation all the
marvelous creatures that adorn this world.”
– Pope St. Leo the Great (400-461)
GOD’S STORY.
YOUR ROLE.
7 THEMES OF C.S.T.
1. The Life and Dignity of the Human Person
2. Call to Family, Community, and Participation
3. Rights and Responsibilities
4. Option for the Poor
5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
6. Solidarity
7. Care for God’s Creation
“Christ has no body
on Earth but yours.”
– St. Teresa of Avila
You are the Hero’s body.
www.StMaryMagdalen.org/CST
www.StMaryMagdalen.org/CST
“We can do no great things.
Only small things, with great love.”
– Mother Teresa
Let us begin our Role.
CLOSING PRAYER
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever will be.
World without end.
Amen.
CLOSING HYMN
#524 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Holy God we praise thy name
Lord of all we bow before thee
All on earth thy scepter claim
All in heav’n above adore thee
Infinite thy vast domain
Everlasting is thy reign
Infinite thy vast domain
Everlasting is thy reign