Comfort The Sorrowful

Comforting the sorrowful is one of the most important spiritual works of mercy.

Comfort the sorrowful. It is deepest and most painful at the death of a loved one. Comfort the sorrowful a consideration of the fourth spiritual work of mercy saint peter weeping in the presence of the sorrowful mother by guercino 1647. October 29 2007 issue comfort the sorrowful.

It s ok to cry touch arm shoulder hug. Share a pleasant memory that you have. And also in comforting a sorrowful person one must not compete with him her trying to tell that you are more miserable e g.

This is most feasible by holding it at a parish s facilities due to space and security reasons. The fourth spiritual work of mercy is to comfort the sorrowful sometimes it is listed as to comfort the afflicted. It is also known as to comfort the afflicted.

Here are some tips for comforting the sorrowful through empathy. In trying to comfort a sorrowful person one must be strong enough so he she can comfort that person. Lucey october 29 2007 five years ago the scandal of sexual abuse of children by.

Everybody has been through a time when they were sad or going through a tough time and often times people are comforted by family and friends. Sorrow is mental suffering when there is grief sadness or mourning. The fourth spiritual work of mercy is to comfort the sorrowful sometimes it is listed as to comfort the afflicted this description broadens the work just a bit and also fits more with the original notion of the word comfort as we shall consider in a moment.

I m glad my grandchildren know something about comforting the sorrowful but i wish they had learned of this work of mercy when they were older. During one sad six month period there were three deaths in our family their grandmother my wife monica and two great grandmothers. Comfort for the sorrowful.