Last Sunday night, the Saint John School Confirmation Cohort (a group of SJS graduates preparing together to receive the sacrament of Confirmation this spring) was joined by Brother Anthony Zuba OFM and Amanda Grant Rose of the Capuchin Mobile Ministries. Brother Anthony shared his own call to vocation in the Franciscan order and its solidarity with those who are most vulnerable in our communities.
As our SJS Grads continue to learn about the fullness of their reception as Catholic Christians into the Church, the group is discovering ways to integrate The Corporal Works of Mercy into their Christian service. Assisted by the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, the students imagined ways in which they might live out Catholic Social Teaching.
As an exercise of compassion the students made sandwiches for the ministry accompanied by notes of care for those without permanent housing in Boston.
In an exercise of solidarity the students had simple sandwiches and hot chocolate for their own dinner and played a “Would You Rather?‘“ exercise which typified some of the challenging choices the over 6000 unhoused people in Boston face on a daily basis.