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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
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The solemn blessings (beatitudines, benedictiones) which mark the opening of the Sermon on the Mount, the very first of Our Lord's sermons in the Gospel of St. Matthew (5:3-10).
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Jesus was not an impractical dreamer looking in vain for an ideal world but a tireless worker for justice. He would give his life healing the sick, feeding the multitudes and confronting those whose sense of justice had died within them. Jesus believed deeply that God's will for the human family is a place where justice rules. "Your kingdom come" was the heartbeat of Jesus' ministry and the voice of his great prayer.
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The 8 Beatitudes Jesus taught us:
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
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Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted
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Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill
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Blessed are the Merciful: for they shall ob
tain Mercy
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Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God
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Blessed are the Peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God
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Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Those who hunger and thirst for justice "will be satisfied." Jesus' Beatitudes does not say how and when such satisfaction will come—only that it surely will. Any Christian who struggles to be "just" and treat others in the right manner follows in the footsteps of Jesus himself.
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Great Sites:
www.catholicity.com
www.phatmass.com
(love this site)
www.youth2000ny.com
(Youth Site)
www.francescoproductions.com
(Fr Stan's site)
http://www.scrc.org/
(Catholic Charasmatic in Los Angeles)
http://www.catholicgoldmine.com/
(tons of Catholic links)
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Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I am.
Be still and know.
Be still.
Be.
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Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Hometown
San Francisco
Country
United States
