Category: Christian Life

#CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “#PopeFrancis at Angelus: meditation on fulfilment of the Law” – News.Va

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Artistic Drawing of Jesus Preaching in Sermon on the Mount

“… ‘In particular, in [this Sunday’s] Gospel, Jesus examines three aspects, three commandments: murder, adultery and oath-swearing. With regard to the commandment, “Thou shalt not kill,” He affirms that it is violated not only by actual homicide, but also by those behaviors, which offend the dignity of the human person, including insulting words (cf. Mt. 5:22). Certainly, these injurious words

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “The Law Rooted in Our Hearts” – DailyGospel/ Saint Irenaeus of Lyons/ Against the Heresies

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Artistic Drawing of Jesus Preaching in Sermon on the Mount

“The Law contains natural prescriptions that already administer justice, and even before the gift of the Law to Moses, people observed these prescriptions and were justified by their faith and were pleasing to God. The Lord has not abolished those prescriptions but developed and fulfilled them as the following words testify: ‘You have heard that it was said: “You shall

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The Beatitudes

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Artistic Drawing of Jesus Preaching in Sermon on the Mount

[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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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Saint Pope John Paul II at the Mount of Beatitudes, Homily, Mass for Youth 3.24.00” – Vatican.Va

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Saint Pope John Paul II file photo, adapted from image at archives.gov

“… 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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CATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: “Blest Are They” – NotreDame Folk Choir

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Interior of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University oif Notre Dame, Copyright Steven C. Welsh

“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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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Our Vocation to Beatitude” – Catechism of the Catholic Church/VaticanVa

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File Photo of Sunrise at Joshua Tree National Park

“… 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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FAITHLINK: “Pope: humility and trust in God are essential Christian virtues”- News.Va

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View of St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican from River

“… ‘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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FAITHLINK: “Theirs is The Kingdom of Heaven” – Blessed Guerric of Igny, Sermon for All Saints (excerpt)/DailyGospel.org

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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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CATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: “Lead Me Lord” – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Nutley, NJ, Youth Choir

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“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.

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