Following the charism of St Vincent De Paul, Guns N' Rosaries seeks out those in need by organizing caring men and their families to provide for a particular needy or suffering family through personal attention and material support.
"The great tragedy in the church is not that rich Christians do not care about the poor but that rich Christians do not know the poor. When the worlds of poverty and wealth collide, the resulting powerful fusion can change the world." - Shane Claiborne
"We should care for the poor in a way that honors them, so that they can reciprocate our gifts. Help is humiliating when it appeals to men from below, taking heed only of their material wants. It humiliates when there is no reciprocity. When you give a poor man nothing but bread or clothes, there is no likelihood of his ever giving you anything in return. But help honors when it appeals to him from above. Help honors when, to the bread that nourishes, it adds the visit that consoles, advice that enlightens, the friendly handshake that lifts up flagging courage. Everyone who gives a kind word, good advice, a consolation today, may tomorrow need a kind word, advice, or consolation. The hand that you clasp clasps yours in return." - Blessed Frederic Ozanam
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