Fortunate are those who are poor in spirit, for theirs is theFortunate are those who are poor in spirit,
for theirs is thekingdom of heaven.
Fortunate are those who mourn; they shall be comforted.
Fortunate are those who mourn; they shall be comforted.
Fortunate are the gentle; they shall possess the land.Fortunate are those who hunger and thirst for
justice, forthey shall be satisfied.
Fortunate are the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
Fortunate are those with pure hearts, for they shall see God.
Fortunate are those who work for peace; they shall becalled children of God.Fortunate are those who
are persecuted for the cause ofrighteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Fortunate are you, when people insult you and persecuteyou and speak all kinds of evil against you
because you aremy followers. Be glad and joyful, for a great reward is keptfor you in God. For that is
how this people persecuted theprophets who lived before you.
Reflection
“As long as you have the will to“As long as you have the will todo the will of God, and longing for eternity
and God, you are not poor: you want something for yourself; for a poor man isone who wills nothing and
desires nothing…. For a man to possess this poverty he must live so that heis unaware that he does notlive
for himself, or for truth, or for God…. That man should let God work as He will, and himself stand idle…. Of this
poverty we declare that itis the highest poverty….He is a poor man who does not know of the working of God
within him. He who stands as free of knowledge and understanding as God stands of all things, hasthe purest poverty.”
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June 06, 2022
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain.When Jesus saw the crowds,
he went up the mountain.He sat down and his disciples gathered around him.
Then he spoke and began to teach them:
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