"Withdrawal of recognition" could result in nuns losing jobs ministering to the poorest of the poor, neediest of the needy and sickest of the sick.
They often organize bike runs and charity events for the needy, the sick and the less fortunate children in our area.
It would seem that, in a way, her stinginess has doomed the needy Konstantin, sick with love for Nina, to eternal despair.
The order was established four years later and has since opened more than 130 houses worldwide to provide comfort and care for the needy, dying, sick and "poorest of the poor".
Volunteer assistance to the weak and the needy, especially sick children, has become fairly widespread among that same constituency that in the course of the past year repeatedly took to the Moscow streets chanting "Russia Without Putin".
To them it is essentially the story of an extremely self-sufficient young woman who has spent so long trying to be a perfect student, a caretaker sister (her brother is autistic) and an undemanding daughter that she cannot easily let herself be scared, needy and sick.
"He had a great concern for the poor, the needy, the sick.
The elderly, the needy, the sick... no one was checking on them.
And despite the rhetoric of shared sacrifice there is little of that in this budget--instead the burdens will fall on the elderly, the young, the needy, the sick, and the disabled.
So does Lawrence Rosenblatt, executive director of the Bowery Residents Committeee, which provides food, shelter and counseling to sick, needy people in Lower Manhattan.
