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Today is day 254, paragraph 1928 to 1938. Social Justice is Article 3. Social Justice. Yesterday, we had Article 2. We concluded Article 2.

And Article 2 was all about our need to participate in social life. We talked about authority, the common good.

Remember that responsibility and participation? Today, Social Justice is Article 3. We're going to highlight two essential elements of social justice.

One is respect for the human person. Remember, we spent a lot of time with, I think I've said this every day in the last six days.

We spent a long time talking about the individual human dignity, right? We're made of God's image and likeness.

So, social justice can be obtained only in respecting the transcendent dignity of man, right? That's paragraph 1929.

So, social justice is a thing. We want not just individuals to have justice. We want our society to be just. Yes, that is important.

But it's essential that that is based off of the respect for the individual, respect for the human person.

And we're also going to talk about equality and differences between people. In fact, that's the next little bullet is equality and differences among men.

So, those are the two pieces we're going to highlight today when we talk about social justice. Keep this in mind always, always.

Whenever we talk about social justice, in fact, the term, I believe this term was coined by Catholics. I think maybe some Jesuits who originally talked social justice.

And this is going to be the, you know, we use that phrase quite often in our culture now. But this is going to be what we believe is true Christian social justice as opposed to something that might try to override or subordinate the dignity of the human person.

Again, it's all, it's all the peace. And so keep this in mind. We're talking about respect for the human person as well as equality and differences between people.

So, as we launch into today, article three talking about social justice, talking about social justice. I get so excited you guys. That's the reason I guess our learn my words together.

We're going to say a prayer and just call upon the Lord and call upon the name of Jesus Christ and his Holy Spirit to guide us and to not just inform us but also convict us.

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