Reading: Matthew 5: 1-12a
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.”
The Beatitudes are Jesus promises. In the beatitudes, Jesus teaches us the attitudes of a Christian, Jesus is the only one who has perfectly lived the beatitudes. In truth, the blessed par excellence is only Jesus, He is, in fact, the true poor in spirit, the one afflicted, the meek one, the one hungering and thirsting for justice, the merciful, the poor of heart, the peacemaker. He is the one persecuted for the sake of justice. The Beatitudes shows us the spiritual features of Jesus and thus express his mystery… To the extent that we accept his proposal and set out to follow him-each one in his own circumstances- we too participate in his blessedness.
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