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Preparation - Charity: Good works or Alms-giving

We prepare by doing good works and chariable acts and by giving alms.

Traditional/Recommended/Common practice

Good works, or alms-giving, or charity, is also a major part of preparation. Remember that in the parable of the Last Judgement in the Gospel of St Matthew, our Lord Jesus Christ says that our salvation depends on how we treat other people, because when we encounter them we encounter Christ Himself.

We should try to do a good work / chariable act every day.

Also, we cannot simply think pray that God will have mercy on those who are sick or suffering or in need. We must show our faith by doing what we can to help also.

How do we do good works? We give time, effort, things, and money. The emphasis is on the personal action: time and effort. Here are some suggestions. Perhaps during Great Lent you can make a special effort to visit people who are sick, or make an extra contribution to a charitable organization, or sponsor someone participating in efforts like Walks or Bicycle Rides for organizations. Also, you can bring donations of food for our parish Food Bank.

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O God of all spirits and of all flesh, who have destroyed death, overcome the devil, and given life to the world: grant, O Lord, to the souls of your servants Bucky and Shirley, who has departed from this life, that it may rest in a place of light, in a place of happiness, in a place of peace, where there is no pain, no grief, no sighing. And since You are a gracious God and the Lover of Mankind, forgive him/her every sin he/she has committed by thought, or word, or deed, for there is not a man who lives and does not sin : You alone are without sin, your righteousness is everlasting, and your word is true. You are the Resurrection and the Life, and the repose of your departed servants Bucky and Shirley. O Christ our God, and we send up glory to You, together with your eternal Father and your all-holy, good and life-givng Spirit, now and always and for ages upon ages. Amen.

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