Author: Pat Erzinger
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“Where God finds charity with its loving concern, there He recognizes the reflection of His own Fatherly care.”
St. Leo the Great Education is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty! This month, we sent Sister $2,180 in designated scholarship aid. Two students are now attending University — this is unheard of! Many younger ones are excelling in school because of your scholarship aid. Thank you, thank you! This is how you…
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“Whoever loves his brother lives in the light.”
John 13:34 “Jonathan S. is a teenager who lives with his mother and four siblings in a little borrowed house at the edge of the railroad in Tijuana. His father died 3 years ago. Jonathan always looks for work, so he can help his family. He sells doughnuts and makes mud bricks…
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“Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.”
Psalm 22:9 Those whom the Casa serves are destitute. The people live in drafty shacks that are infested with rats and other critters. They often experience the trauma of empty stomaches, cold nights, insecurity, and premature death. The Sisters offer rays of light and hope to many men, women, and children through…
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“I see the fear people try to hide when asking for help”
From Sr. Armida: “Thank you for all of your efforts to support this place of endless needs and requests. Begging is not easy. I see the fear people try to hide when asking for help. God bless them — they are humble and innocent. The needs of the poor are simple: from…
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“O God, you are my strength.”
Psalm 18. Fifteen hundred families came via many bus lines or on foot from the hills and dumps of Tijuana, Mexico to attend an early morning Mass in very cold weather. Humble men and women stood in line for hours to receive a bag of beans, rice, oatmeal, sugar, tuna, canned milk,…
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Jesus is the Face of the Poor
“Mrs. Maria L., 29 years old, came to the Casa some days ago and was very nervous and in anguish. She could hardly explain what was happening to her. She is married to Juan who works as a mechanic and earns 1800 pesos ($100) a week. They have an 11-year-old son in…
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“The man who truly loves God also loves his neighbor.”
St. Anthony Claret, Bishop From grateful children who received school supplies: “Thank you for your support all these years. May God bless you and your family because your kindness with the school supplies helps us. I thank the Lord because I’m healthy and I feel happy due to all the blessings I…
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“We fulfill the demands of justice of providing for the poor.”
“Many, many thanks for the economic support that you have given to us during the months. Thanks to this, we can obtain stability in the school environment and with regards to school expenses, and I know that not many…
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“Invest your wealth according to the command of the Most High. It will yield a profit far greater than gold.”
Sirach 29:11 “Around 8:30 pm in late June, yelling voices at the gate were asking for help. Three young men who had just arrived in Tijuana were saying so fast, ‘WE ARE VERY HUNGRY. PLEASE SOME FOOD.’ We opened the gate, had them sit on a bench, gave them juice, water, and…
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“The Righteous Shall Flourish Like the Palm Tree.”
Psalm 91:13 “A man named Louis O, 36, came to Tijuana from another place where he was working as a driver of heavy trucks. Because of the very bad roads, he left to come here, because he was afraid of the danger to his life. He could not work with that tension,…
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