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 Jesus has  commanded  us  to  love  our  enemies  473  (“I  say  to  you,  love your  enemies”  &amp;c.);  551  (parable  of  the  unmerciful  servant);  He taught  the  same  by  His  example  659  (by  healing  the  wounded  Malchus); 693 (by  praying  on  the  Cross  for  His  enemies).

It is  noble  to  forgive:  89  (Esau);  112  (Joseph).

Love of  the  poor, widows  dr.: the  king’s  daughter  and  the  infant  Moses 130; Booz  and  the  poor  Ruth  209;  Tobias  300;  Jesus  with  the  widow of Naim  491; the  centurion  487; the  widows  of  the  early  Christians 758; Tabitha  and  the  widows  770.

The corporal  works  of  mercy: 

1. to  feed  the  hungry:  Abraham  57;  Joseph  108;  Booz  209;  the widow of  Sarepta  267 ; Jesus  multiplies  the  loaves  526;  Martha  560;

2. to  give  drink  to  the  thirsty:  Abraham  57; Rebecca  74;  the  woman of Samaria  453.

3. to  clothe  the  naked:  Tabitha  770.

4. to  harbour  the  harbourless:  Abraham  60;  Martha  and  Mary  560; the two  disciples  at  Emmaus  720.

5. to  visit  the  imprisoned:  Abraham  56;  Daniel  saves  Susanna  331.

6. to  visit  the  sick:  Job’s  friends  124;  the  disciples  of  John  the Baptist 492;  the  good  Samaritan  558;  Peter  visits  Eneas  768.

7. to  bury  the  dead:  Tobias  305;  the  inhabitants  of  Naim  489; Joseph of  Arimathea  and  Nicodemus  704.

The spiritual  works  of  mercy: 

1. to  convert  the  sinner:  Henoch  35;  Noe  36;  Joseph  107 ; Elias  271; John the  Baptist  425;  the  thief  on  the  right  hand  696;  Paul  and Barnabas at  Lystra  783.

2. to  instruct  the  ignorant:  Jesus  in  chapters  XV — XVII;  Peter  on day  of  Pentecost  735;  at  Caesarea  772;  Philip  and  the  Ethiopian 760; Paul  at  Athens  792.

3. to  counsel  the  doubtful:  Joseph  102;  Roboam’s  old  advisers  262; Naaman’s servants  280;  the  counsel  of  Gamaliel  750.

4. to  comfort  the  sorrowful: Joseph  99; Tobias  296; Jesus  in  chapt. XXIII (the young  man  of  Naim),  XXV  (Magdalen),  XXX  (Jairus’  daughter), LIV (the  raising  of  Lazarus),  LX VIII  (parting  words).

5. to  bear  wrongs  patiently:  Job,  his  wife  and  his  friends  126;  David’s magnanimity 231;  Tobias  and  his  wife’s  reproaches  294;  Eleazar 361; Jesus  in  His  Passion  656  701.

6. to  forgive  injuries:  Esau  89;  Joseph  112;  David  228  246;  Jesus 693; Stephen  757.

7. to  pray  for  the  living  and  the  dead:  Abraham  intercedes  for Sodom 62;  Moses  for  his  people  chapt. XXXVII XL,  Samuel XLVIII; Solomon LIX,  Elias  LXIII,  Judas  Machabeus  LXXXV for the  dead);  the  disciples  pray  for  Peter’s  mother-in-law  460; Jesus  for  His  apostles  520;  for  the  unity  of  the  Church  265;  for His  enemies  645 ; Stephen  prays  for  his  murderers  755 ; the  Church for  Peter  780.