Works of Mercy

From the Catechism
of the Catholic Church

2447 The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities. Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. the corporal works of mercy consist especially in feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead.

• FORGIVE OFFENSES
• BEAR WRONGS PATIENTLY
• COMFORT THE SORROWFUL
• COUNSEL THE DOUBTFUL
• INSTRUCT THE UNINFORMED
• ADMONISH THE SINNER
• PRAY FOR THE LIVING & THE DEAD

• FEED THE HUNGRY
• GIVE DRINK TO THE THIRSTY
• CLOTHE THE NAKED
• SHELTER THE HOMELESS
• VISIT THE SICK
• VISIT THE IMPRISONED
• BURY THE DEAD