![]() ![]() Do you drink or give someone a drink? = You quench the thirst of the thirsty. Do you eat or give food to others? = You feed the hungry. Do you tutor a classmate? = You counsel the doubting. Do you study? = You instruct the ignorant. And I’d like you to join us in living the present moment and, in the present moment, the work of Mercy that God requires of us. “Remember that at the end of life you’ll be asked for the 7+7 works of Mercy. ![]() We present a letter she wrote to her friend Anna, inviting her to live out the works of mercy that God puts before her in every moment of the day. (…) Chiara mentions the works of mercy in several letters, which she wrote in those early days to people who had drawn near to the Movement. ![]() Through this loving exercize toward their neighbours who were in need, they later realized that their heart shouldn’t only be turned towards the poor but towards all people without making any distinctions. “Ever since the beginning of the Movement, especially because of the sad circumstances of the War, Chiara and her companions were very attentive to the poor of their city, taking them into their house, visiting them, providing them with the basic necessities and assisting them in many other ways. ![]()
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