Bd Frédéric Ozanam, founder, St Vincent de Paul Society, d Sept 8 1853. Moved by the squalor of the Paris slums he tried to bridge the gap between the church and the working class. “It is the violent collision of opulence and poverty which makes the earth tremble under our feet.”
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“Charity is the Samaritan who pours oil on the wounds of the traveler who has been attacked. But it is Justice’s role to prevent the attacks.”—Blessed Frédéric Ozanam