YCS students on a charity mission
Moved by the Gospel readings of Sunday, 29 September, Fr. Mario Pacifici and Don Cesare have introduced a fund which they call “Joy of Sharing” fund to help the needy both within the campus of Andiamo Education Institutions (AEI) and outside.
Speaking during the Sunday’s mass celebration, Fr. Mario disclosed that together with Don Cesare, they have raised K50, 000 and that they expect the staff of AEI and some students to contribute the little they have so that others may get the needed help.
“We [Fr. Mario and Don Cesare] will also contribute an equal amount of any amount that you, students contribute,” promised Fr. Mario.
The Gospel reading was from Luke 16: 19 – 31. The Gospel talks of a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and feast magnificently every day and a poor man Lazarus who used to lie at the former’s gate covered with sores, who longed to fill himself with what fell from the rich man’s table.
Then it happened that both died and Lazarus was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s embrace.
In his torment in Hades the rich man looked up and saw Abraham a long way off with Lazarus in his embrace.
He cried out, “Father Abraham, pity me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.”
Abraham reminded him what used to happen when both were on earth. He also told him that between them “a great gulf has been fixed” to prevent those who want to cross from one side to the other.
The rich man then asks Abraham to send Lazarus to his father’s house to warn his five brothers that “they do not come to this place of torment too.”
Abraham says: “They have Moses and the prophets, let them listen to them.”
Fr. Mario believes that the introduction of “Joy of Sharing” fund will help the AEI community to embrace the spirit of giving with joy.
By Our Reporter