A Eucaristia, fração do pão e da vida: a relação entre Eucaristia e o cuidado com as pessoas em situação de rua

Abstract

The present work aims to understand, through Sacred Scripture and Church documents, the Eucharist as a fraternal communion among brothers and at the same time the transforming force that allows reaching out to the most vulnerable, that is, the poor. Bearing in mind the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), in particular the Puebla Document, which has as one of its aspects the “preferential option for the poor”, it is known that this option should not be only through charity, but it must be expressed in the commitment to transform oppressive structures. Therefore, “man's dignity is deciphered in the light of the mystery of Christ” (cf. DP 305-339). Hence arises the intimate relationship between evangelization and the defense of human, political and social rights, in a continent that lives in “permanent violation of the dignity of the person” (DP 41). In this context, Father Júlio is one of the great voices currently in the fight for human dignity, fighting all kinds of aporophobia – “fear of the poor” – in the social and economic sphere, etc. Foot. Júlio Lancellotti seeks to live with people living on the streets, through the dramas and challenges, uncertainties, joys and pains, knowing that every family experiences these situations to a greater or lesser extent, which is part of the life of each individual regardless of social condition, economic, political and religious