Works of mercy

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Mercy Works (sometimes known as compassionate acts ) is a practice by Christians.

This practice is popular in the Catholic Church as an act of penance and charity. Moreover, the Methodist church teaches that the work of mercy is a means of grace that leads to holiness and help in sanctification.

The works of mercy are traditionally divided into two categories, each with seven elements:

1. "Good works done by the body" concerning the material needs of others.
2. "Spiritual work of mercy" concerning the spiritual needs of others.

Pope John Paul II issued a pope's encyclical "Diving in error" on November 30, 1980 declaring that "Jesus Christ teaches that man not only accepts and experiences the grace of God, but that he is also called" to practice mercy "over others. "Another service associated with the works of mercy is the Divine Grace, which is considered the appearance of Jesus Christ to Saint Faustina Kowalska.

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Based on the doctrine of Jesus concerning sheep and goats, the work of physical and spiritual mercy is a means of grace as a good deed and their negligence is the reason for the curse. Because the Messianic Age will be a time of mercy, and because the church believes this age begins at the coming of Jesus and believes that Jesus obeyed every mitzvah and filled the Scriptures, Catholics do compassionate works.

In certain cases, the given individual will not be obliged or even competent to perform four of the merciful spiritual works: to instruct the ignorant, to advise the hesitant sinners, to rebuke, and to comfort the suffering person. These works may require a higher degree of authority or knowledge or an extraordinary amount of wisdom. However, other works of mercy are considered the duty of all believers to practice unconditionally. In a speech on the World Day of Prayer for Creation, Pope Francis proposed "caring for creation" as a new work of mercy. Internally, it means simple daily movements of peace and love; spiritually, it means contemplation of the world.

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The works of mercy are done by people who tend to the needs of the bodies of other beings. They are from Isaiah 58 and the mitzvah of hospitality. The seventh divine masterpiece is from the Book of Tobit and from the burial mitzvah, though it was not added to the list until the Middle Ages.

His works include:

1. To feed a hungry person.
2. To give water to thirst.
3. For bare clothes.
4. To protect the homeless.
5. To visit the sick.
6. To visit a prison, or a captive ransom.
7. To bury the dead.

Spiritual Spiritual Work

Just as the works of mercy done by the body are directed to alleviate physical suffering, the purpose of the spiritual work of mercy is to alleviate spiritual suffering. The first four came from Ezekiel 33, the fifth of which came from the mitzvah who forgave others before receiving God's forgiveness, the sixth coming from Deuteronomy 15, and the seventh coming from Maccabees 2.

His works include:

1. To instruct the uninitiated.
2. To advise the dubious.
3. To rebuke sinners.
4. To bear with them their false patience.
5. To forgive violations.
6. To comfort the suffering.
7. To pray for the living and the dead.

Representation in art

Corporal merciful works are an important subject of Christian iconography. In some medieval depictions, the seven works are allegorically juxtaposed with the seven deadly sins (greed, anger, jealousy, laziness, impurity, depravity, pride). The pictorial representation of compassionate work began in the 12th century.

Master of Alkmaar painted polyptych from Seven works of compassion (about 1504) for Saint Lawrence Church in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. A series of wooden panel paintings show the works of mercy, with Jesus in the background looking at each, in this order: feeding the hungry, giving the thirsty, the bare clothes, burying the dead, protecting the travelers, comforting the sick , and the ransom of prisoners.

Drawings of Seven Works of Mercy by Frans II Francken (1605) represent acts not as image cycles, but in a single composition.

The main work of the iconography of mercy is the altar of Caravaggio (1606/07) in Naples, commissioned by ConfraternitÃÆ' del Pio Monte della Misericordia for their church. This charity fraternity was founded in 1601 in Naples. The artist paints Seven Works of Mercy in a single composition. Regarding the sharp contrast of chiaroscuro painting, art historian Ralf van BÃÆ'¼hren describes bright light as a metaphor for compassion, which "helps the audience to explore grace in their own lives".

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In Methodism

In Methodist teaching, performing a merciful act is a wise means of grace. Along with the works of piety, they are necessary for believers to proceed to Christian perfection. In this sense, the Methodist concern for the people on the periphery is closely related to his worship. Thus, these beliefs have helped to create the emphasis of the social gospel in the Methodist Church.

Mercy Works

1. Do Good
2. Visiting Sick People and Prisoners
3. Food and Clothing People
4. Generate, Save, Gives All One
5. Opposition to Slavery

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See also

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References

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External links

• "Corporal and Spiritual Work" at Catholic Encyclopedia
• "The Mean of Grace" by John Wesley
• Seven Corporal Works of Mercy in painted English churches (online catalog of medieval depictions, Anne Marschall, Open University)

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