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Based on the 1965 Vatican 2 document
Declaration on Christian Education - Nos. 9

One idea from this article:

Catholic schools should show special care for children who are poor

So often, in many parts of the world,
a Catholic school is established in a poor area.
But then, through demographic changes,
the area is no longer poor
and the school is more and more a school for non-poor students

This means that such a school needs to keep on remembering its original vision,
to keep on giving preference to poorer students
.... not to become a place where poor families feel out of place

Jesus, please help Catholic schools always
"have a preference for the poor"
...like yourself