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Works of Mercy
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the prisoner, and you have done it to him
Works of mercy are concrete acts of compassion toward bodily and spiritual need. They are modeled on Matthew 25, where Christ identifies himself with the hungry, the stranger, the sick, and the imprisoned, and welcomes those who served them. Early Christian writers such as Lactantius commended such charity, and patristic teaching made care for the poor and suffering a central expression of faith, treating mercy shown to others as mercy shown to Christ himself.
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- 2 CorinthiansPhilippi · 67applies
- MarkRome · 68applies
- MatthewAntioch · 80explains
- LukeRome · 84explains
- The Instructions of Commodianus.— · 220explains
- The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The LettersCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379applies
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- On the Duties of the ClergyMilan · 397explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and ThessaloniansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and PhilemonConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the HebrewsConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies on the Statues to the People of AntiochConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407applies
- Homilies on Second CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Letters of St. JeromeBethlehem · 420explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New TestamentHippo Regius · 430explains
- Letters of St. AugustinHippo Regius · 430explains
- Of the Work of MonksHippo Regius · 430explains
- Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. JohnHippo Regius · 430explains
- Our Lord’s Sermon on the MountHippo Regius · 430explains
- The Ecclesiastical History of SozomenConstantinople (Istanbul) · 450explains
- The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of TheodoretCyrrhus · 458explains
- The Letters and Sermons of Leo the GreatRome · 461explains
- The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the GreatRome · 604explains
- Selected Epistles of Gregory the GreatRome · 604explains
- Commentary on GalatiansWittenberg · 1546explains
- Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from ItGeneva · 1564explains
- Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic ChurchGeneva · 1564explains
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three PartsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Seventeen Occasional SermonsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Christian CharityNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvationNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758applies
- Thoughts on the Revival of Religion in New EnglandNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
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