Corporal Works of Mercy
Spiritual Works of Mercy
From the Bible
What is Love?
Saints Who Exemplified Charity
100
Providing canned goods to your local food pantry is an example of this Work of Mercy.
What is Feeding the Hungry?
100
A fellow camper in your house is being rude or difficult, yet you are patient and kind to them. What Work of Mercy are you practicing?
What is Bearing Wrongs Patiently?
100
"Love is patient, love is kind"
This famously quoted verse comes from what New Testament author AND book of the Bible?
Who is St. Paul, and what is 1 Corinthians (Ch. 13)?
100
Unlike the two theological virtues of Faith and Hope, Charity (or Love), is unique because it lasts for ______.
What is forever/eternity?
100
This kind sister spent her whole life helping the poor and needy in India, and she started the Missionaries of Charity, known for their simple white habit with blue stripes.
Who is Saint (Mother) Teresa?
200
Donating gently used coats to a winter clothes drive fulfills this Work of Mercy.
What is Clothe the Naked?
200
If someone you know just lost a relative or loved one, and you talk with them about him/her, trying to give them comfort and love, what Work of Mercy are you exemplifying?
What is Comforting the Sorrowful?
200
This Old Testament widow risked her life to gather leftover grain in the fields for her mother-in-law, Naomi, eventually leading to finding her new husband Boaz.
Who is Ruth?
200
St. Thomas Aquinas defines love as putting the
_ _ _ _ of the other before your own.
What is good?
200
This Franciscan priest with a strong devotion to the Blessed Mother chose to die in place of a stranger at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1941.
Provide his full name.
Who is St. Maximillian Kolbe?
300
Providing clean drinking water to third world countries is an exmaple of this Work of Mercy.
What is Giving Drink to the Thirsty?
300
Helping a friend overcome a sinful habit is this Work of Mercy.
What is Admonishing the Sinner?
300
In this famous parable, a foreigner uses his time and resources to take care of a man left to die on the side of a road.
What is the (Parable of the) Good Samaritan?
300
In Catholic theology, love is not an emotion or feeling, but an act of (the) _____.
What is the will/free will?
300
This saint is famous for loving animals and converting stubborn hearts through acts of charity and zealous preaching.
Who is St. Francis (of Assisi)?
400
St. Susanna Parish takes prayer teams and "Kairos Cookies" to the Lebanon Correctional Institute. What Work of Mercy are they exemplifying?
What is Visiting the Imprisoned?
400
Sharing Jesus with someone who doesn't know or understand Him or His teachings is an example of this Work of Mercy.
What is Instructing the Ignorant?
400
This New Testament woman, also called Tabitha, was known for her charity by making clothes for widows.
Who is Dorcas?
400
This 5-letter Greek word refers to the highest form of love, which is unconditional, sacrificial, and divine.
What is...Agape?
400
This young Italian and newly canonized saint loved to hike mountains, play pranks, and give away his own shoes to those less fortunate than himself.
Who is Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati?
500
Father Emil Kapaun, a Catholic chaplain in the Korean War, administered last rites to approximately 13 wounded U.S. soldiers on open ground during an ambush before he himself died.
What Work of Mercy did he display?
What is Bury the Dead?
500
Letting go of a grudge or forgiving someone who has hurt you fulfills this Work of Mercy.
What is Forgiving (Pardoning) all Injuries?
500
In which two gospels does Jesus praise the poor widow who gave two small copper coins, which was all the money she owned?
GIVE BOTH
What are the gospels of Mark (12:41-42) and Luke (21:1-4)?
500
This 2005 encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI is named "Deus Caritas Est."
Provide the English translation.
What is "God is love"?
500
This French saint started a group of helpers called the Ladies of Charity to make sure poor children had food and clothes.
Provide his full name.
Who is St. Vincent de Paul?