What is Mercy?What is Mercy?

Mr. Pablo CuadraReligion Class

What is Mercy?What is Mercy?

Mercy is:Mercy is: A. Compassion.A. Compassion. B. Leniency.B. Leniency. C. C. ForgivenessForgiveness we we

do notdo not deserve. deserve. D. One of God’s D. One of God’s

most powerful most powerful attributes.attributes.

What is Divine Mercy?What is Divine Mercy?

Divine Mercy is:Divine Mercy is: A. God’s A. God’s willingnesswillingness to to

forgive us our forgive us our sinssins.. B. God’s B. God’s patiencepatience with our with our

shortcomingsshortcomings and and failuresfailures..

C. God’s unending, C. God’s unending, unconditional loveunconditional love for for us.us.

D. God’s willingness to D. God’s willingness to reach out to us and reach out to us and save save us from our us from our sins time and sins time and time againtime again..

What does Jesus the son of What does Jesus the son of God reveal to humans?God reveal to humans?

A. Jesus A. Jesus revealsreveals to to humans humans God’s God’s divine mercydivine mercy towards towards sinnerssinners..

B. Jesus showed B. Jesus showed that God’ s that God’ s compassion is compassion is beyond our dreams.beyond our dreams.

C. John 3:16C. John 3:16

Why is it important to know the Why is it important to know the Gospels?Gospels?

A. Because the A. Because the Gospels Gospels narratenarrate Jesus’ life of Jesus’ life of compassioncompassion and and mercymercy towards all. towards all.

““Ignorance of the Ignorance of the Scriptures is Scriptures is ignorance of Christ”ignorance of Christ”

St JeromeSt Jerome

What are some of the famous What are some of the famous stories of forgiveness in the stories of forgiveness in the

Gospels?Gospels? A. Jesus saves an adulterous woman from A. Jesus saves an adulterous woman from

being stone to death. being stone to death. John 8: 1-11John 8: 1-11 B. Jesus healing the ear of one of his B. Jesus healing the ear of one of his

attackers. attackers. Luke 22: 47-53Luke 22: 47-53 C. The prodigal son. C. The prodigal son. Luke 15:11-32Luke 15:11-32 D. The Pharisee and the Publican. D. The Pharisee and the Publican. Luke 18: Luke 18:

9-149-14 E. The unforgiving servant. E. The unforgiving servant. Matthew 18:23-Matthew 18:23-

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What are the characteristics of What are the characteristics of God’s mercy?God’s mercy?

A. It brings Peace to the A. It brings Peace to the trouble soultrouble soul

B. Powerful: Life B. Powerful: Life transformingtransforming

C. Lasting: Beyond our C. Lasting: Beyond our imaginationimagination

D. Free: UnconditionalD. Free: Unconditional E. Authentic, real, genuine E. Authentic, real, genuine F. Benevolent, justF. Benevolent, just

What did Jesus teach his What did Jesus teach his disciples?disciples?

Jesus taught his Jesus taught his disciples to be:disciples to be:

A. peace-makers.A. peace-makers. B. CompassionateB. Compassionate C. UnderstandingC. Understanding D. Forgiving D. Forgiving E. PatientE. Patient F. CaringF. Caring

What sacrament continues to What sacrament continues to bring Jesus forgiveness to us?bring Jesus forgiveness to us?

A. The sacrament A. The sacrament of of reconciliationreconciliation or penance.or penance.

B. Penance means B. Penance means = = making upmaking up for for what we do what we do wrongwrong..

What is our duty as What is our duty as Christians?Christians?

A. A. To To show mercyshow mercy to to those who hurt us.those who hurt us.

B. To be B. To be compassionate compassionate

C. To C. To set an exampleset an example of of forgivenessforgiveness. .

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