Little Catechism

OURTEEN WORKS OF MERCY

 

A) THE SEVEN CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

          1) Feeding the hungry

          2) Giving drink to the thirsty

          3) To clothe the naked

          4) To shelter the homeless

          5) To visit the sick and the imprisoned

          6) To help the poor and needy

          7) To bury the dead

B) THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

          1) Instructing the ignorant

          2) Giving counsel to the doubting

          3) To give comfort to the afflicted

          4) To admonish wrong doers

          5) To forgive offences

          6) To bear patiently with others

          7) To pray for the living and dead