Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Do not let us turn into “broken cisterns” - St John XXIII

 Undated photo released by the Vatican in December 2010. (CNS photo/Vatican)


“O Lord, do not let us turn into “broken cisterns” that can hold no water… do not let us be so blinded by the enjoyment of the good things of earth that our hearts become insensible to the cry of the poor, of the sick, of orphaned children and of those innumerable brothers and sisters of ours who lack the necessary minimum to eat, to clothe their nakedness, and to gather their family together in one roof.”
― Saint John XXIII - Pope