Works of Mercy

• 2 large sheets of chart paper
• Old magazines, newspapers
• Glue sticks
• Scissors

• Review with the young people the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy:

Spiritual: acts of compassion by which we help our neighbors with their emotion and spiritual needs- instruct, console, forgive, advise, comfort, bear wrongs patiently

Corporal: kind acts by which we help our neighbors with their material and physical needs- feed the hungry, clothe the naked, bury the dead, shelter the homeless, visit the sick and imprisoend, give alms to the poor

• Hang the two sheets of chart paper on the wall. Label one Spiritual Works of Mercy and the other Corporal Works of Mercy.
• Allow the young people time to go through magazines and newspapers and cut out words and photos that represent the Works of Mercy.
• Have the young people glue their cutouts onto the appropriate sheet of chart paper.
• Lead the young people in a discussion of what they have made together and list concrete ways that people their age can perform the Works of Mercy.