Pope Benedict XVI

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“I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’, you would not have condemned the guiltless” (Mt 12: 7). God’s words have come down to us, through the Gospels, as a synthesis of the entire Christian message : true religion consists in love of God and neighbour. Angelus St Peter’s Square Sunday, 9 June 2008 Since God can only be merciful we do not live as if good and evil were the…

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Pope Francis

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Mercy is not only a feeling, it is strength which life, which resuscitates mankind. Tweet – 9 June 2013 Jesus is waiting and wants to heal our hearts from everything which degrades them. He is God whose name is Mercy. Tweet – 14 February 2016 Mercy, is a journey that goes « from the heart to the hands ». Tweet – October 8th 2016 Mercy does not mean laxity or rigidity……

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St John Paul II

Mercy is needed in order to ensure that every injustice in the world will come to an end in the splendour of truth. Kraków-Łagiewniki, 17 August 2002  « Divine Mercy is definitely the limit to evil of which man is the author and the victim ». Memory and identity, p. 71 In no passage of the Gospel message does forgiveness, or mercy as its source, mean indulgence towards evil, towards scandals,…

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Bury the dead and pray for the living and the dead

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We all know people tho count for us. When one of those people is seriously ill and dying we take to heart to care and accompany this person as best we can by visiting, sending text messages, post cards, etc. We are called to attend to this person, parent, sister, brother, friend of companion on the way until death. Burying and praying for a close relative or friend is…

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Gesture of Mercy : visiting the sick

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Visiting the sick is a kind act of Mercy, a gesture or great humanity. Those who are sick often feel alone. A visit can make a person who is sick feel less alone, and a little companionship is great medicine! A smile, a caress, a handshake are simple gestures, but they are very important for those who feel abandoned. How many people dedicate themselves to visiting the sick in…

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An act of Mercy : feeding the hungry

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During the word Youth days int Krakow, in August 2016, Pope Francis reminded us : «Mercy is not synonymous with’ goodness’ or with sentimentalism. Our authentic identity as disciples of Jesus and our credibility as Christians are verified through our practice of Mercy in today’s world ». As a baptized disciple of Jesus, I am invited to live Mercy and carry out acts of Mercy. The first act of Mercy described…

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New Testament

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Letters to first Christians For he says to Moses: “I will show mercy to whom I will, I will take pity on whom I will.” So it depends not upon a person’s will or exertion, but upon God, who shows mercy. (Letter to the Romans 9, 15-16) I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to…

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New Testament

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Gospel Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5, 7) Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” (Matthew 9, 13) His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. (Magnificat – Luke, 1, 50) He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his…

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First Testament

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God of my fathers, Lord of mercy. you who have made all things by your word (The book of wisdom 9, 1) You who fear the Lord, trust him, and you will not be robbed of your reward. (Ecclesiasticus 2, 9) For the Lord is compassionate and merciful, he forgives sins and saves in the time of distress (Ecclesiasticus 2, 11) How great is the mercy of the Lord,…

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