The eighth World Day of the Poor will be celebrated by the Catholic Church on Sunday 17 November, with the theme of “The prayer of the poor rises up to God” (Sir 21:5).
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In his message for World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis reminds us why it is important to be friends of, and pray for the poor.
Caritas Social Action Network's message for the World Day of the Poor.
This novena is offered as a way to help us to prayerfully encounter in scripture God’s constant care for those who are in various forms of poverty and to prompt in us a desire for more just relations in the community.