Oración de apertura

Dios generoso, elevamos a tu misericordia esa pobreza que es una herida moral y social en el alma de nuestro país. En tu bondad, ayúdanos a curar esta herida trabajando para aliviar el sufrimiento y el dolor de los pobres. Amén.

Salmo responsorial

Psalm 10:12-14, 16-18

R. ¡Levántate, Yahveh! No olvides a los pobres.

¡Levántate, Señor! ¡Dios, levanta tu mano! ¡No te olvides de los pobres! ¿Por qué los impíos desprecian a Dios, dicen en su corazón: "A Dios no le importa"? R.

Pero tú sí ves; tú te fijas en la miseria y en el dolor; tú te ocupas del asunto. R.

A ti pueden confiar su causa los desvalidos; tú eres el defensor de los huérfanos. R.

Yahveh es rey para siempre; las naciones han desaparecido de su tierra. R.

Tú escuchas, Yahveh, las necesidades de los pobres; fortaleces su corazón e inclinas tu oído. R.

Tú haces justicia a los huérfanos y a los oprimidos; nadie en la tierra volverá a causar terror. R.

Lectura de las Escrituras

Luke 4:16-21

(Jesus) came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.”

Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.

He said to them, “Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Reflexión

Aquí puede proponerse una reflexión individual o en grupo sobre las lecturas de la Escritura o el tema de la pobreza.

Peticiones

Confident that God always hears the cry of the poor, we lift up the following needs, saying:

R: Generous God, hear our prayer.

Give the church the grace to be a “poor church for the poor,” and so become an even greater sign to the world of Christ’s charity for the least and those in need, we pray: R.

Give the people of our nation the collective will to make the economic, social, and political choices to reverse the human-made disaster of poverty, and so offer a new vision of life and society, we pray: R.

Give those in elected office the conviction and courage to promote social policies and economic structures that reduce poverty and promote a just distribution of the world’s goods, we pray: R.

Give those who struggle with poverty renewed hope, economic and educational opportunity, and dignified work in safe conditions for just wages, that they might live in economic security, we pray: R.

Give us open hearts that we might willingly share our gifts with others, follow Jesus in his own poverty, and seek his face in the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters, we pray: R.

Give to Catholic Charities and other organizations of good will the leadership and resources needed to reduce poverty in the communities they serve, we pray: R.

Other intercessions may be offered here.

Our Father…

Oración final

Dios de generosidad, tu hijo Jesús abrazó la pobreza y enseñó que los pobres son bienaventurados, porque "de ellos es el reino de Dios". Ayúdanos a salir de nuestras certezas y comodidades y a mantener la mirada fija en él, para que podamos verlo y servirlo en los rostros de los pobres. Amén.

Signo de paz

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