Sts. Joseph & Paul Catholic Church 

  Prayer for Social Justice

Lord God,
You are the source of all good things.
You show mercy and bring justice to your afflicted people.
Help us to recognize your Son in
the victim of disaster, famine, or conflict struggling
to survive,
the displaced migrant or persecuted refugee unable to
return home,
the newcomer to our land seeking legal help and
material support,
the villager in need of resources to improve
living conditions,
the citizen seeking a place of peace and reconciliation in
a war-torn country,
the person suffering from HIV/AIDS and other
deadly diseases.

May we, to whom much has been given,
respond with generosity and compassion
to our suffering brothers and sisters worldwide.

Grant us the grace and courage
to speak out against injustice everywhere.
Amen.

   -Catholic Household Prayers and Blessings, USCCB, 2007

Social Justice at Sts. Joseph and Paul:	Social Justice Issues:
Current Concerns	Consistent Ethic of Life
Links to Social Justice Sites	Global Solidarity
Volunteer Opportunities	Poverty
Social Justice in our Diocese:	Peace
Mandeville, Jamaica	Environmental Stewardship
Diocesan Office of Social Justice	USCCB: Cultural Diversity in the Church

"Society ensures social justice when it provides the conditions that allow associations or individuals to obtain what is their due, according to their nature and their vocation.... The duty of making oneself a neighbor to others and actively serving them becomes even more urgent when it involves the disadvantaged, in whatever area this may be. 'As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'"  Catechism of the Catholic Church

10-3-08