St. Marcella (324-410 AD) was a wealthy woman who gave her fortune away to the needy, 'preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it inside her purse.'"
"Blessed Among Us," Give Us This Day
Oh, do I love that! The idea of storing our money in the stomachs of the needy sounds so much like something Pope Francis would say, too. How can we incorporate some of this message into our lives today? Can we store some of our belongs with those who may not have a warm coat? Can we share some of our bounty with St. Vincent de Paul, whose in-gathering is at the masses this weekend in Idaho Falls? How can we best store our own fortunes? Besides in our own purses? Let's think and pray about how we can follow the example of St. Marcella as we leave January behind...Blessings on your weekend! Love, heidi
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