Those who hear this are astonished and ask: “When, Lord, did we ever see you in these circumstances?” He answered them: “In as much as you have done this unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me.”
Wonderful words — but what a challenge! In a sense the text is so clear as to need no elaboration, yet a Jesuit priest named Andrew Apostali has written a helpful book called What to do when Jesus is Hungry: A Practical Guide to the Works of Mercy, which provides practical advice on how we can carry out our Christian obligations.
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