Of course.  Yes I heard that at Mass today too.

Jesus had a wider definition of poor than you do and the sjwers do.

poor in spirit
poor in friends
poor in hope
poor in faith
poor in love
poor in material goods
poor in health
poor in generosity
poor in humility
poor in use of initiative
poor in outlook
poor in the spirit of service to others
poor in supernatural outlook (seeing events with only human eyes..e.g..seeing suffering only along the temporal plane, etc.).
poor in self-control
poor in obedience to God's will
poor in the spirit of sacrifice
poor in forgiveness
poor in self-forgetfulness. 

There are lots of poor all around us, ourselves in many ways, today/now.