1. FAITH
Theological Virtue
by which we believe

in God and believe all
that He has said and
revealed to us.
By Faith,
Man freely commits
his entire self to
God

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God looks upon CHARITY given to
the poor as an act of charity to Himself.
“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one
of these least brothers of mine, you did it for
Me”
(Mt 25:40)

3. Knights of Columbus
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THE PRECEPTS OF FRATERNAL CHARITY
Jesus Christ has declared that the precept which
commands us to love our neighbor is like that
which commands us to love God.
The act of Fraternal Charity put into practice:
“Do to others whatever you would have them do
to you. (Mt 7:12)”
through….

4. Knights of Columbus

THE WORKS OF MERCY
are charitable actions by which we come to
the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and
bodily necessities.
1.Spiritual Works of Mercy
2.Corporal Works of Mercy

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Seven Chief Spiritual Works of Mercy
1. 
To admonish the sinner
2. To instruct the ignorant
3. To counsel the doubtful
4. To comfort the sorrowful
5. To bear wrongs patiently
6. To forgive all injuries
7. To pray for the living and the dead

6. Spiritual Works of Mercy
 the Sinner
1. Admonish
James 5: 20 tells us;
“He who causes a sinner to be brought
back from his misguided way, will
save his soul from death, and will
cover multitude of sins.”

7. Spiritual Works of Mercy
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2. Instruct the Ignorant
Frequent reading of the Bible for us
members of the Knights of Columbus
is mandated, for Ignorance of the
Scriptures, is ignorance of Christ.
(St. Jerome)

8. Spiritual Works of Mercy

3. Counsel the doubtful
As in admonishing sinners, advising the
doubtful should be done prudently
and gently to effect good results. It is
seldom effective to rush into heated
argument. Let us pray first before
giving counsel.

9. Spiritual Works of Mercy
 Sorrowful
4. Comfort the
To comfort the sorrowful is a work of
mercy similar to curing the sick, since
grief is a mental and emotional
ailment. He reserves for us in heaven,
when all earthly sorrows and troubles
will be ended.

10. Spiritual Works of Mercy

5. Bear wrongs patiently
By being patient with injustice, we
benefit both ourselves and our
fellowman.
“Learning Christ” the invocation says:
“Teach me, my Lord, to profit by the
suffering that comes across my path. Let
me use it that it may make me patient not
irritable…”

11. Spiritual Works of Mercy

6. Forgive all injuries
We must not seek revenge, “Vengeance
is mine, I will repay, says the Lord”
(Rom 12:19).
“ If you forgive men their offenses,
your heavenly Father will also
forgive your offenses. But if you do
not forgive men neither will your
Father forgive you your offenses”(Mt
6:14-15).

12. Spiritual Works of Mercy
7. Pray for the living and the dead

Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart
to God or the supplication or petition of
good things from God.
We should pray for all the faithful living on
earth (our family, the Church, Pope,
Bishops, Priests & Nuns, those who are in
authority, our friends, neighbors and even
our enemies), and the poor souls in
Purgatory.

13. Corporal Works of Mercy

1. To feed the hungry
2. To give drink to the thirsty
3. To clothe the naked
4. To visit the imprisoned
5. To shelter the homeless
6. To visit the sick
7. To bury the dead

14. Corporal Works of Mercy
 Feed the Hungry
1.
Never turn away anyone who is
hungry, specially if poor, old
or disabled.
Those in authority should try to
prevent unemployment.
Giving work is the best
means for removing the
necessity of feeding the
unemployed.

15. Corporal Works of Mercy
Give drink to the
2.
thirsty
“Anyone who gives you a
cup of water to drink
because you belong to
Christ, Amen, I say to you,
will surely not lose his
reward.”
(Mk 9:41)

16. Corporal Works of Mercy
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3. Clothe the naked
Give clothes to the needy
and poor, help mothers
of large families mend
clothes.

17. Corporal Works of Mercy
 4. Visit the
imprisoned
Visiting prisoners in jail and
detention homes, console and
help prisoners as well as their
families.
“Be mindful of prisoners as
if sharing their
imprisonment, and of the
ill-treated as
yourselves….”
(Heb 13:3)

18. Corporal Works of Mercy
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5. Shelter the homeless
Give shelter and hospitality in
cases of fire and disaster.
St. Paul said:
“Let mutual love continue. Do not
neglect hospitality, for through
it some have unknowingly
entertained angels.”
(Heb 13:1-2)

19. Corporal Works of Mercy
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6. Visit the sick
Visit, console and give relief
to the sick and very old.
Provide medical
assistance, medicines, and
proper food for the sick is
a meritorious act of
charity.

20. Corporal Works of Mercy

7. Bury the dead
Attend a funeral, visit a home in
mourning, aid the bereaved
family of their departed
loved ones gives them
comfort and consolations.
Every word or act done in
the name of Christ or for His
sake is a work of mercy and
will be rewarded.

21. POINTS TO PONDER
I shall pass through this
world but once. Any good
therefore that I can do or
there be any kindness I can
show to any human being ,
let me do it now. Let me not
defer it or neglect it, for I
shall not pass this way again.
(William Penn)

22. POINTS TO PONDER
 world and its
The
desires pass away,
but the man who
does the will of God
lives forever with
Him.
(1 Jn 2:17)

23. Discipleship of the Laity

Serve God
and their
fellowmen through
diligent fulfillment
of their
Christian duties
Vivat Jesus!