Author: Pat Erzinger
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“When you give to the poor, you are bearing fruit which you will gather in for yourself, since the reward for good deeds goes to those who perform them.”
St. Basil the Great “Jose Luis Perez, 78, a widower, came to the Casa in July, saying he was feeling very sick. He suffers high blood pressure with swelling and pain in both knees. Jose was very tired, because he walked for 3 hours. For 3 days, he had no medication nor…
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“Happy the man who considers the poor and the weak. The Lord will save him on the day of evil.”
Psalm 40 “From my part and from all my little patients, MANY THANKS for your continued support to Casa de los Pobres. With your help, we have been able to attend them from Monday to Friday, all the sick little children that come here, and be able to find soon the sicknesses…
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“What is this new earth? A good heart, a heart like the earth, which drinks up the rain that falls on it and yields a rich harvest”
Guadalupe is a 44-year-old widow from Veracruz. She came to the Casa very desperate and angished, as her husband recently died from a fall while working on a high ladder. She has 5 young children. Her husband’s work manager would not take any responsibility for the accident. Guadalupe works cleaning houses when…
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Your Amazon Purchases Can Help the Casa
Do you Buy on Amazon.com? Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase amounts when you shop at smile.amazon.com — and select Casa de Los Pobres USA from their benefits list. Every little bit helps!
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Scholarship Donations at Work! “As God has given to you, so you must give to others.”
Colossians 3:13 “First-year University student Anayeli, 17, and her mother came to Casa de los Pobres very worried to ask for help, so she may continue her career at the University. Anayeli lives with her mother, father, and brothers, 15 and 11 years old. Her father works at a car wash and…
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“The kind of fasting that pleases me is sharing your food with the hungry.”
Isaiah 58:6 “She knows she has to do all things as if they are for God.” “Thank you for helping us with food and school supplies. My family and I are very grateful to the people that make possible this great support. My daughter is very moved to continue to be…
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2016 Christmas Distribution to 1500 Families in Tijuana, Mexico
Fifteen hundred families came via many bus lines or on foot from the hills and dumps to attend an early morning Mass. Some even arrived the night before and camped out in the street. A breakfast of cocoa and hot cinnamon buns was served to those waiting in line to receive the…
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Jesus is the Face of the Poor
Those who were helped with your Christmas gifts have nothing. They live in the dumps on windy hills, have no running water, and electricity is scarce. Men, women, and children suffer from malnutrition and lung diseases caused by the continual breathing of polluted burning garbage fumes. They are people like Maria .…
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“Today and always, the poor are the privileged recipients of the Gospel.”
Pope Benedict, Emeritus SPECIAL APPEAL IN ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS The Sisters pray that we collect enough money to provide a special CHRISTMAS BAG of food along with a blanket for 1500 of the most helpless families. The Sisters attended Masses at All Hallows Church on November 26-27 to meet with the people.…
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Share Your Halloween Candy
Students and parishioners of San Diego County – can you share part of your Halloween candy for the children of the Casa de los Pobres (House of the Poor) in Tijuana? The candy will become part of the Christmas distribution at the Casa. The Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady…
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