The Works of Mercy or Acts of Mercy are actions an practices which the Roman Catholic Church considers expectations to be fulfilled by believers, and which are also recognised as spiritual aids amongst members of other denominations of Christianity. These works, it is believed, express mercy, and are thus expected to be performed by believers insofar as they are able in accordance with the Beatitude, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy" (Matthew 5:7). These acts are to keep the two greatest commandments: