TCR 437 - The first thing in charity is to banish evils, the second is to do good deeds which may be of use to the neighbor.

TCR 437
The current belief is that charity is no more than doing good,
and that then a person does no evil;
consequently it is the first thing in charity to do good
and the second not to do evil.
But the exact opposite is the case.
The first thing in charity is to banish evil,
and the second is to do good. . . .
So in as far as he turns away from hell, from where all evil comes up,
so far does he turn towards heaven, from where all good comes down.
And in the same way, to the extent that anyone rejects the devil,
so far does the Lord accept him.