widow

²²You shall not harm a widow or an orphan. ²³If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry. ²⁴And my fury will be enraged, and I will strike you down with the sword. And your wives will become widows, and your sons will become orphans.

⁶the father of orphans and the judge of widows. God is in his holy place.

²⁷This is religion, clean and undefiled before God the Father: to visit orphans and widows in their tribulations, and to keep yourself immaculate, apart from this age.

³Honor those widows who are true widows. ⁴But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let her first learn to manage her own household, and to fulfill, in turn, her own obligation to her parents; for this is acceptable before God. ⁵But she who is truly a widow and is destitute, let her hope in God, and let her be urgent in supplications and prayers, night and day. ⁶For she who is living in pleasures is dead, while living.

⁴¹And Jesus, sitting opposite the offertory box, considered the way in which the crowd cast coins into the offertory, and that many of the wealthy cast in a great deal. ⁴²But when one poor widow had arrived, she put in two small coins, which is a quarter. ⁴³And calling together his disciples, he said to them: “Amen I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all those who contributed to the offertory. ⁴⁴For they all gave from their abundance, yet truly, she gave from her scarcity, even all that she had, her entire living.”

²⁵The Lord will demolish the house of the arrogant. And He will make firm the borders of the widow.

⁸But I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them, if they would remain as they are, just as I also am.

¹Now a certain woman, from the wives of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying: “My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant was one who fears the Lord. And behold, a creditor has arrived, so that he may take away my two sons to serve him.” ²And Elisha said to her: “What do you want me to do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” And she responded, “I, your handmaid, do not have anything in my house, except a little oil, with which I may be anointed.” ³And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few. ⁴And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.” ⁵And so, the woman went and closed the door upon herself and her sons. They were bringing her the vessels, and she was pouring into them. ⁶And when the vessels had been filled, she said to her son, “Bring me another a vessel.” And he responded, “I have none.” And there was oil remaining.

¹⁶If any among the faithful have widows, let him minister to them and not burden the Church, so that there may be enough for those who are true widows.

¹⁷Learn to do good. Seek judgment, support the oppressed, judge for the orphan, defend the widow.

⁹The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners.