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CHRIST THE FRIEND OF THE POOR AND THE SICK 437
THINGS TO KNOW AND TO DO
1. JESUS LI S A LIFE OF PO
1. Name some of the hardships which our Lord had to endure on account of His poverty.
2. Give two reasons which caused our Lord to choose a life of poverty.
3. Why should the poor be contented in their poverty?
4. What lesson should the rich take from the life and teaching of Jesus?
5. Tell the story of the rich young man.
6. Who besides the apostles leave all things to follow Jesus?
7. Describe the reward promised those who leave all things
for Jesus. Can you obtain from God the grace to leave all things for His sake?
8. Why do Sisters promise God never to own anything?
9. Read "The Life of Our Lord," by Rev. Martin Healy, C. C. Chapter XXIV; and "Lessons of the Savior," by a Religious of
2. JESus TEACHES Us How To UsE Tms WORLD 's G ns
1. How did our Lord teach most emphatically the necessity of love and charity towaras-lne o-r-?---- .
2. Think of some of the poor whom you can help. Name some things yo ., an do for them.
3. How do·yourlittlemites for the missions satisfy our Lord's command to help ·the -poo ?. When is your mite worth most? . _
4. Prepare a talk for the mission meti g. Let your subject be: "Because you did it to one .of the' least\ of My children, you did it to Me." Aim to remind fhemembers of your Unit of their duty to help the poor.
5. Write a mission play whch will show the hero's great love for the poor.
6. Write a story which will show how your hero or heroine obeyed God's command to help the poor.
7. Memorize the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy. Give a oor talk in which you s ow that missionaries devote their lives to performing these wor s.
8. How does the standard by which you will be judged on the tast Day show you what God e pects you to do for your
neighbor?
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3. t: -_,J,RE HEAL
2. Name two reasons that caused Jesus to work miracles to heal the sick.
1. What is a miracle? Name the kinds of miracles worked by Jesus.
3. What did our Lord require of those who asked to be healed? 4. What does God still ask of us when we pray to Him?
5. Study the prayer of Bartimeus when he wished to be cured
of blindness. How did he pray? When should you use this rayer: "Lord that I may see"?
the Holy Child Jesus, Chapter X.