The practice of Christian virtues is rooted in the love of the brethren through the manifestation of free and without hope of return. The corporal and spiritual works of mercy are now forgotten and impractical.
How often cut out a small space to visit the sick or imprisoned, assist the dying, to advise the doubters?
the spiritual works
Counsel the doubtful
It 'hard to find anyone who agrees to reassure those in doubt, the fraternal understanding and to offer his help. The culture of the doubt more and more widespread: everything is questionable, everything is uncertain, nothing is certain. Here then that this mentality, so destructive and exhausting of the heart and the human spirit, is his brother's aid in the work of Mercy who, overcoming a state of isolation in which one lives, intervening in support of those who do not know what to think, what say or what to do.
Instruct the ignorant
the service of truth, with his courage, his generosity, must be provided as naive in front of the necessities of life, or helpless and helpless in the throes of social relations.
You need to have more mercy towards those who toil, to those who can not make their own reasons or can not see the objectives of life, but do not despise those who would rather learn in a way to assess the reasons of existence, the trials of life, human promotion.
Admonish sinners
This should be a work warning, recall correction. Unfortunately, it is widely practiced even though its need is more present than ever. It should not be regarded as a judging others, but as brothers shake hands, help, prevent the unwary, helping the distracted, preventing his brother to get on the wrong path.
Comfort the afflicted
Instead of considering the tribulations of daily life a challenge to help people is in difficulty, often ends in our shell, in complete selfishness, pretending not to know, not to see, thinking that they can be exempted from sharing, from participating, from solidarity with the man who stands beside us.
Brother Misericordia, sensitive to these difficulties and hardships of life, but opens his heart to sorrow and pain by giving certainty, confidence, hope, but not limited to console the affliction, but a commitment to contribute to the elimination of the causes that cause it.
Forgive offenses
Charity of forgiveness has to be brother's lifestyle. Knowing how to forgive is a sign of freedom, generosity, heart, ability of unconditional love, is an expression of a merciful heart, is lost in the transformation of the brotherhood, in kindness manifested in profound feelings of reciprocity.
patiently Forgive harassing people
E 'a work of mercy so real that you can consider not only physical and spiritual as it is often a cumbersome heavy presence, claims of self-interest of mental oddities.
Pray for the living and the dead
E 'worthy works of mercy linked to all that theology and Christian morality that surrounds the mystery of life that not only has a beginning, but its conclusion in death.
often faced with problems of the last things are the easy solution to divert the attention of the heart and spirit in the face of this reality, such as delegating institutions.
A dying man does not need an institution, needs a brother that makes you feel that it is not only a brother's face, holding his hand to realize that dying does not break solidarity, not endanger the life, but rather the meaning transfiguration of things that go into what will no longer pass.
The Mercies are very attentive to this work, convinced that their volunteering is something more than a duty, but actually tries to make a clear duty of all.
BODY WORKS
Feeding the hungry - give drink to the thirsty - Clothe the naked
These works, like those that follow, refer to the primary concerns in life: eat, drink, clothe, accommodate, treat, visit, bury.
It must, however, reflect the fact that the more evolved life becomes, the more material situations where you have to practice charity take on new issues and needs.
Be careful because the brothers do not miss the work is undoubtedly like to give them to eat, to drink, to dress, how to help is to be included in a dignified way in a society in which they move.
You must find the commitment to ensure that every person has the right job, eliminating the selfishness of those who have too.
Everyone thinks to himself selfishly without thinking, without considering that his star may be better paid for by someone with his worse.
Hosting pilgrims
The current mentality, consumerist and selfish, is in sharp contrast with the Christian charity, and only those works of mercy can help you find a conscience and a fidelity to the Gospel.
The reality today is to give shelter to the pilgrims not just help, but open to the person and not just for their needs.
Welcoming the pilgrim, the stranger, is to make space in their own city, its laws in their own homes, their friends, often while the dryness of mind today is not sensitive to the needs of the brother who is in need.
heal the sick
This work of mercy must be rethought, revisited and re-evaluated also as a culture such as costume, as a sign of civility and respect for life.
must end the practice of abandoning the sick to hospital download with its problems, with its doubts and uncertainties, the sick, wherever he is, you should go there, you stay close, you need to give comfort and given priority to affections.
Visit the imprisoned
For this work raises the question of his appreciation for his significance and the great social value.
visit prisoners today will not only mean going in as well to help, understand, accept, support participation and sharing with relatives who are outside, in an invisible prison constituted exclusion and indifference in which they are forced to live. The commitment is so important and also expensive: it will be all the more remarkable as, implemented in a spirit of understanding and participation, will be on crime prevention and education in freedom, common good and indefeasible.
Burying the dead
always the fraternities of Mercy do this task for its true meaning: respect man even in his last journey.
They practiced since the Brothers of Mercy, by an act of human compassion, bent down the street or gather in the hospital for the unfortunate dead . E'un'opera that authenticates and attests to the spirit of our Christian lives.
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