For the Year of Mercy the St. Pius X parish is collecting "Mercy Tokens." These are tokens that we can take with us to remind us to live our mercy throughout our day. When we complete an act of mercy we write that act on the back of a token and bring it back to the church. We place these tokens in a large container kept near the altar so that during Mass we remember to be "merciful like the Father" as our tokens state. We have collected many tokens as a parish and today we want to share some of the fruits of mercy we have experienced here at St. Pius.
Here are some samples of the works of mercy shared on our tokens:
I read Psalm 37:7....Praying to God for the lonely & sick...Pray for living & dead...Prayed for those suffering...Made treats to honor someone on his birthday...Bought foo for a stressed coworker...Pray for the dead and all souls...clothing the naked...volunteered 3 hours at Food Pantry...Visit the sick...help move a friend...admonish sinner who was using Lord's name in vain...donate clothes...ACS Road to Recovery Drive...Salvation Army breakfast casserole...Played with a friend who had to stay inside...Mary's Meals...Pray for our parish & family...welcome stranger...clean & organize for shut-in...greeting to stranger...soup to a friend...comforted the sick...taught at-risk students...prayers for souls in purgatory...help stranger unload tile...clothing donation...took food to family after death of loved one...took lady to beauty shop...$ for Catholic Relief...sent a healing mass card to an elderly friend diagnoses with cancer...sang at funeral...friend to a doctor appointment...made Easter bonnet for ill granddaughter...prayed for those that have anxiety...baked for others...support food pantry...visit shut-ins...let go of grudge.
May this inspire you today! For St. Pius to you, God bless!
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