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Notes
26 EG, no. 53.
27 Throughout the Old Testament, God calls the Jewish people to
care for the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan. In the
Gospels, Jesus identifies himself with the poor (see Mt 25:35),
proclaims the good news to the poor and liberty to captives (see
Lk 4:18), and tells his followers to sell their possessions and give
to the poor (see Lk 12:33), among many other times that he
addresses the poor in particular. The early Christians followed suit,
sharing “all things in common” (Acts 2:42-47), being considered
holy when helping the poor (see Acts 9:36), sending contributions
to the poor (see Rom 15:26), and being called to care for widows
and orphans (see 1 Tim 5:3, Jas 1:27).
28 EG, no. 230.
29 EG, no. 262.
30 EG, no. 259.
31 EG, no. 261.
32 EG, no. 268.
33 For example, see USCCB, Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord,
33-49, on the areas of formation applicable for those who minister
in the Church.
34 USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis, Living as
Missionary Disciples: A Resource for Evangelization (Washington,
DC: USCCB, 2017).
35 EG, no. 46.
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