Corporal works of mercy are those that tend to the bodily needs of other creatures. They come from Isaiah 58 and the mitzvah of hospitality. The seventh work of mercy comes from the Book of Tobit and from the mitzvah of buri- al. The seventh work is to bury the dead.

Our Bereavement Ministry mission is to assist families in both spiritual and corporal ways to aid in the loss of a loved one. The ministry participates in vigil service, the burial mass and in providing comfort and a place for family mem- bers to meet and remember their loved ones.

The Parish provides the parish hall for the family to eat, unite and be reunited to honor and remember the loved one who has died. The ministry provides for the meal both des- serts and salads, to supplement the food provided by the family.