- Feed the Hungry                                        – Instruct the Ignorant

- Give Drink to the Thirsty                         – Counsel the Doubtful

- Clothe the Naked                                       – Admonish the Sinner

- Visit the Imprisoned                                 – Comfort the Sorrowful

- Shelter the Homeless                                – Bear Wrongs Patiently

- Visit the Sick                                               – Forgive All Injuries

- Bury the Dead                                            – Pray for the Living and the Dead

Servant of God Dorothy Day, intercede for us; pray that we grow in courage and faith to follow our own path to holiness.

We pray for the grace and desire to bear witness to our faith through the daily practice of the works of mercy.

“When Peter Maurin talked about the necessity of practicing the works of mercy, he meant all of them. He envisioned houses of hospitality in poor parishes in every city of the country, where these precepts of our Lord could be put into effect. He pointed out that we … no longer practice personal responsibility, but are repeating the words of the first murderer, ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?” –Dorothy Day, “The Scandal of the Works of Mercy,” Commonweal, November 4, 1949