Works of Mercy Ltd. is a not-for-profit public company limited by guarantee, which is established to be, and to continue as, a charity.
The company is established to be a charity whose main purpose is to advance social and public welfare by relieving poverty and distress for people in need. This will be done by (but is not limited to) the following Corporal Works of Mercy:
(a) feeding the hungry
(b) giving drink to the thirsty
(c) clothing the naked
(d) sheltering the homeless
(e) visiting the sick
(f) visiting the imprisoned, and/or
(g) burying the dead.
The company has also been established to advance Catholicism. This will be done separate to the above works by (but is not limited to) the following Spiritual Works of Mercy:
(a) admonishing the sinner
(b) instructing the ignorant
(c) counseling the doubtful
(d) comforting the sorrowful
(e) bearing wrongs patiently
(f) forgiving all injuries, and/or
(g) praying for the living and the dead
In addition to the above, Catholicism will also be advanced by (but is not limited to):
(a) establishing Catholic places of worship
(b) setting-up educational facilities for the teaching of Catholicism, and/or
(c) observing and celebrating events in the Catholic calendar.