by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
#Catholic #TV #Mass for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 29, 2017, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Click here for Mass Readings] Your browser does not support iframes.
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[from Matthew 5:2-12] “… [Jesus] 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
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“… In the end, Jesus does not merely speak the Beatitudes. He lives the Beatitudes. He is the Beatitudes. Looking at Him you will see what it means to be poor in spirit, gentle and merciful, to mourn, to care for what is right, to be pure in heart, to make peace, to be persecuted. This is why He has
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“Blest are they, the poor in spirit, theirs is the Kingdom of God … ” The University of #NotreDame Folk Choir sings “Blest are They” by David Haas, in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the Notre Dame campus.
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Video of Catholic Mass Readings and Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 29, 2017, from EWTN in Alabama. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“… The #Beatitudes are at the heart of #Jesus’ preaching. They take up the promises made to the chosen people since Abraham. The Beatitudes fulfill the promises by ordering them no longer merely to the possession of a territory, but to the Kingdom of #heaven: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are
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“… Newark Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Cruz was offering the opening prayers of the Mass when a man wearing a white robe over a red suit left his pew, approached the altar, and punched the bishop in the face ….”
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“… ‘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.”
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“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.’ …”
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“‘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,
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