What is spiritual mercy?
Mercy spirituality is about encountering the love of God. The love of God makes possible the love of self and these together make possible the love of neighbor. This is how mercy spirituality becomes the foundation of compassionate service.
How can I practice the works of mercy?
Bury the Dead
- be faithful about attending wakes/visitation.
- support or volunteer at a hospice.
- participate in a bereavement ministry.
- spend time with widows and widowers.
- take friends and relatives to visit the cemetery.
- support ministries that offer free Christian burials to those unable to afford one.
What are the 14 works of mercy?
The works include:
- To feed the hungry.
- To give water to the thirsty.
- To clothe the naked.
- To shelter the homeless.
- To visit the sick.
- To visit the imprisoned, or ransom the captive.
- To bury the dead.
What are some examples of mercy in the Bible?
Mercy appears in the Bible as it relates to forgiveness or withholding punishment. For example, God the Father showed mercy on us when he sacrificed his son, Christ Jesus, on the Cross to pay the price for our sins.
What is the mercy tradition?
The Mercy tradition is based on the values of compassion, respect, integrity, justice, hope and joy, as inspired by Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Sisters of Mercy.
What is 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit?
The 12 fruits are charity (or love), joy, peace, patience, benignity (or kindness), goodness, longanimity (or long-suffering), mildness (or gentleness), faith, modesty, continency (or self-control), and chastity. (Longanimity, modesty, and chastity are the three fruits found only in the longer version of the text.)
What are the 7 spiritual works of Mercy?
The seven Spiritual Works of Mercy are: Admonish the sinner. Instruct the ignorant. Counsel the doubtful. Comfort the sorrowful. Bear wrongs patiently. Forgive all injuries. Pray for the living and the dead.
What are the 7 corporal and spiritual works of Mercy?
The Spiritual Works of Mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in spiritual necessities (CCC #2447), those being focused on getting a soul to Heaven. The seven Spiritual Works of Mercy are: Admonish the sinner. Instruct the ignorant. Counsel the doubtful. Comfort the sorrowful. Bear wrongs patiently.
What are the two spiritual works of Mercy?
First: Admonish Sinners.
What are the seven corporal works of Mercy?
The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy are: Feed the hungry. Give drink to the thirsty. Welcome the stranger. Clothe the naked. Visit the sick. Visit the prisoner.