THE SPEACH OF FRA. FRANCIS GREGORY

To the leaders of the Nations

To all People of Good will

My dear Brothers and Sisters,

Pax et Bonum!

Jesus heard all the cries of our poor brothers and sisters, they beg for healing, and Jesus needs you and me to bring Him to them through our charity. Can't you see? How blessed are you for you are not in their situation, what will you feel when you are in their shoes? Like anybody else, they almost lost their heads of thinking where to run for help. Yet we close our eyes to see them.

How many times do we need to close our eyes to Jesus, how many times do we refuse him to be part of our life?

If we love Jesus we learn to express this by loving him in the poorest of the poor. Greed has enslave some of us. That it makes ones heart hard as stone.

I take up the challenge of the Gospel to face all the insult in begging just to prepare myself for the coming of Jesus. Like other beggars, I am pushed, and this have me reflect Jesus being pushed by the crowed during his way to Calvary.

I who am in the vow of Poverty challenge you leaders of the nations who receive big salaries to give to those who have none. Even to those who have plenty do not be like the rich man who ignore Lazarus, for you will be judged by love and the mercy you used to our poor brothers and sisters shall be measured. The amount of mercy you showed them shall be the amount of mercy Jesus will show on you on the last day.

To those who use the innocence of the poor, You are betraying Jesus, for Jesus is in them, remember what our Lord said: "WHATEVER YOU DO TO THE LEAST OF MY BROTHERS YOU DO IT TO ME."  What value does your wealth have when upon death you won't be able to bring that with you. Our Lord asked us to gather treasures in heaven that will last forever. And the true treasure of the Church  are the poorest of the poor.

We must know our identity, we are sons and daughter of MOTHER CHURCH who is called THE CHURCH OF THE POOR.

Always remember no one in this world last forever. The World and all that it has shall pass away except the word of GOD. The message of  God from the old testament to the new testament is LOVE and MERCY. Let this question serves as your reflection: ARE YOU CAPABLE OF TRUE LOVE?

If you ask me: YES I AM BECAUSE HE DIED FOR ME THAT I MAY BE WITH HIM...

Fra. Francis Gregory