by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… ‘You can walk the path of love – the Pope concluded – only if you have an open heart’ following the example of Our Lady, the prime model of the poor in spirit, and totally docile to the will of the Lord.”
“The Gospel passage on the Beatitudes is one of the most familiar. Yet the Beatitudes are difficult to understand because many of them are paradoxical. … The word ‘beatitude’ itself means ‘supreme blessedness.’ …”
“‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5: 3). Clearly those who are truly blessed are they who throw off the cheap but heavy burdens of this world and renounce all desires for any wealth save the richness of the Creator of the world alone. For his sake they are like those who, having nothing, yet possess all things in Him ….”
… ‘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. …”
#Catholic #TV #Mass for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 29, 2017, from Heart of the Nation in Wisconsin. [Click here for Mass Readings]
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, longing for their Lord, for God’s coming Kingdom shall be theirs. …”
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Youth Choir from Nutley, NJ, sings “Lead Me Lord” by John D. Becker.
Catholic TV Mass for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 29, 2017, from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame [Click here for Mass Readings]
“‘#PopeFrancis sends warm greetings and the assurance of his closeness in prayer to the many thousands of young people from throughout America gathered in the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Arlington for the annual March for Life,’ the message said. ‘His Holiness is profoundly grateful for this impressive testimony to the sacredness of every human life.'”
“… ‘To what shall we compare the Kingdom of #God,
or what parable can we use for it?
It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground,
is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.
But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants
and puts forth large branches,
so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.’ …”
“… ‘To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God,
or what parable can we use for it?
It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground,
is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.
But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants
and puts forth large branches,
so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.’ …”