The Crpral Wrks f Mercy Acts f kindness by which we help ur neighbrs with their material and physical needs. Feed the hungry Fr I was hungry and yu gave me fd, Feed yur family, lvingly Supprt and vlunteer t wrk at a lcal fd pantry, sup kitchen r agency, like Cathlic Charities that feeds the hungry Make sandwiches t distribute t thse yu pass wh may be hungry Educate yurself abut wrld hunger Avid wasting fd Share yur meal with thers Make a meal fr a family in need Pray fr thse wh are hungry Dnate t agencies wrking t eliminate hunger in yur cmmunity and the wrld Celebrate and give generusly n Wrld Missin Sunday and t all the ther special cllectins spnsred by the Church Give drink t the thirsty I was thirsty and yu gave me drink, Avid wasting water Use refillable water bttles instead f purchasing water Install water bttle funtains in yur schl r parish Supprt a clean water prject thrugh the CRS Gift Catalg gifts.crs.rg Water is a gift frm Gd and a resurce scarce in sme places. Read Laudat Si t learn abut ur respnsibility t care fr creatin
Clthe the naked naked and yu clthed me, G thrugh yur drawers and clsets and find gd-cnditin shes and clthing t dnate t agencies that prvide assistance fr thse in need Vlunteer t wrk at a clthing drive r center that distributes clthing t thse in need Dress mdestly and ensure that yur children dress mdestly Check the labels f the clthing yu purchase. Are wrkers being explited in that cuntry? Shp at resale shps and d nt shp n Sunday. Buy Fair Trade items Shelter the hmeless a stranger and yu welcmed me, Greet peple with a smile Pray fr an inner dispsitin f welcme Vlunteer t be a greeter r usher at yur parish Supprt r vlunteer at a lcal hmeless shelter Help a neighbr with hme maintenance r repair Vlunteer with Habitat fr Humanity Pray fr yur Pastr and all priests and bishps and especially fr missinaries wh have left their hmes t serve thers Eliminate prejudice frm yur hearts and racist cmments frm yur speech Supprt agencies like CRS and USCCB wh are wrking with refugees and immigrants Advcate fr lcal plicy that prvides husing fr lw-incme peple Advcate fr just immigratin plicy Invite a friend t Sunday mass
Visit the sick Supprt the wrk f the Vincent de Paul Sciety Spend time with thse wh are sick r hmebund, make a call, send a card r email, especially yur elderly relatives Vlunteer t drive patients t medical appintments Vlunteer at yur lcal hspital r nursing hme, becme a cmmunin minister Ck and deliver a meal t smene sick r hmebund Assist and supprt thse wh are caregivers fr family members Reach ut t smene struggling with depressin, addictin r mental illness Visit the imprisned Pray fr thse imprisned, fr their families and fr thse wh have been hurt by their crimes Pray fr thse wh are imprisned r persecuted fr their faith Pray fr and supprt effrts t ablish the death penalty Becme invlved in prisn ministry Buy a subscriptin fr a daily prayer bk fr an inmate Supprt r becme invlved in ministry t released prisners Pray fr all invlved in ur justice system Pray fr prisn guards and thse invlved in the prisn industry Supprt prgrams that advcate fr thse unjustly imprisned Supprt the new Cathlic Charities Legal Services prgram
Bury the dead Be faithful abut attending wakes and funerals Jin the parish funeral chir, bereavement ministry r funeral lunch grup Vlunteer at hspice Spend time with thse wh have recently lst lved nes, especially widws and widwers Send a mass card as a perfect way t remember smene wh has died Stand in prayerful witness at an abrtin clinic Advcate fr the end t abrtin Vlunteer fr Rachel Ministry
The Spiritual Wrks f Mercy Acts f kindness by which we help ur neighbrs with their spiritual needs. Admnish the sinner First crrect urselves Crrect ther with charity in a way that reflects the lve f Gd Invite smene t g t Cnfessin with yu Speak the truth with curage and charity Instruct the ignrant Cmmit t learning as much abut the faith as yu can Share what yu have learned with thers, especially n current tpics n which many are cnfused, practice affirmative rthdxy Read gd literature and encurage thers t d the same Vlunteer t be n the RCIA r parish Catechetical team Cunsel the dubtful Share freely hw Christ has made a difference in yur life in a way that invites thers t their wn experience f Christ Wrk n being ptimistic and hpeful and avid despair and cynicism Share yur wn hpeful expectatins and ask thers abut theirs Pray every day t be a cnduit f Gd s lve and mercy t thers
Cmfrt the srrwful Walk with thers in their pain, d nt turn away Lk fr pprtunities t encurage thers when they seem discuraged Be the merciful face f Christ t thers LOVE< LOVE< LOVE Reflect n yur wn experience f mercy and share it with thers Bear wrngs patiently Pray fr patience Remember that it s nt all abut YOU! Wrk n being less critical f thers Give peple the benefit f the dubt Assume that thse wh hurt yu have dne s because f their wn hurt r pain Pray fr thse wh have wrnged yu Dn t gssip r cmplain abut thers Frgive all injuries Pray fr thse wh have hurt yu and pray fr the curage t frgive Say, I frgive yu. Let g f grudges Pray fr the living and the dead Make time and space t pray every day Have a Mass ffered fr an anniversary f birthday Pray fr the Pr Suls in Purgatry