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Works of Mercy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Seven Works of Mercy (Caravaggio) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In every time and place, the Church is called to grow in unity through constant conversion to Christ, whose saving work is proclaimed by the successors of the apostles and celebrated in the sacraments. ... The Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy...
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The seven practices of charity toward our neighbor, based on Christ’s prophecy of the Last Judgment, that will determine each person’s final destiny: ... The corporal works of mercy are oriented toward the body. The spiritual works of mercy are oriented toward the soul.
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The 7 Corporal Works of Mercy are: -To feed the hungry; -To give drink to the thirsty; -To clothe the naked; -To harbor the harborless; -To visit the sick; -To ransom the captive; -To bury the dead. ... Finally, the last of the works of the corporal works of mercy urges us to bury the dead. Fortunately, in our society,
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ARTICLE 7 - THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT ... 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.[242] Among all these, giving alms to the poor is one of the chief witnesses to fraternal charity: it is also a...
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7. We find the chief truths taught by Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church in the Apostles' Creed. ... To love God, our neighbour, and ourselves, we must keep the commandments of God and of the Church, and perform the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
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