Mt 5:1-12

At the heart of Jesus preaching

Promises that sustain hope in the midst of
tribulations
Respond to the natural desire for happiness w/c is
of divine origin (God has placed it in the human
heart in order to draw man to the One who alone
can fulfill it)
Reveal the ultimate goal of human existence
(KINGDOM OF GOD)

The Beatitude is a form of speech that proclaims the
happiness or blessedness of one or more persons in
certain circumstances or under certain conditions.
It comes from a Latin word BEATUS or
BEATITUDO which means MADE HAPPY. Why
people were made happy? surely, because Salvation
comes into the midst
The Catechism for the Filipino Catholics (CFC),
quoting PCP II # 272, 276, states, Beatitudes are
marks of the Kingdom a new, mysterious life-giving
vision
BEATITUDES:
recipients of salvation

blessings of salvation
the poor in spirit

theirs is the kingdom of heaven

who mourn

they will be comforted
the meek
they will inherit the land
who hunger and thirst for
righteousness

they will be satisfied

the merciful
they will be shown mercy

the clean of heart

they will see God
the peacemakers

they will be called children of God
they who are persecuted for the sake
of righteousness

theirs is the kingdom of heaven
1. kingdom of heaven
refers to a new earth where there is food and
laughter
WHO ARE THE POOR?
Matthew: inwardly poor (humble), economically
poor but the religious dimension is given emphasis
Luke: beggars, tenants, slaves, oppressed
KOG- justice and liberation
blessed are the poor and the oppressed
because the biblical God wants liberation and
justice for them.
3 kinds of poverty

1. poverty of destitution- it is dehumanizing, it is evil w/c
God wants liberation from
2. poverty of spirit- humility, detachment from material
possessions.
3. evangelical poverty- leaving home, family, possessions
in following Jesus
2. Who mourn -THEY WILL BE COMFORTED
KOG- joy, comfort, laughter

3. THE MEEK- THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH
Real land for the people
For the Israelites land is salvation
Ancestral domain for the lumads
The meek are the anawim- the oppressed poor who are
humbled and afflicted
4. HUNGER- THEY WILL BE SATISFIED
Matthew: refers to people who hunger for moral
uprightness and holiness and receive it.
Luke: refers to people with empty stomachs whose
hunger is for rice and bread.

5.THE MERCIFUL- THEY WILL BE SHOWN
MERCY
Underlying Hebrew word is CHECED
Compassion that goes hand in hand with justice
It is the feeling partner of justice (MISHPAT)
CHECED + MISHPAT= social justice with a
heart
6. THE CLEAN OF HEART- THEY WILL SEE GOD
-Beatific vision- direct experience of the divine
essence

7.THE PEACEMAKERS- THEY WILL BE CALLED
CHILDREN OF GOD
-Special relationship to God

8. PERSECUTED FOR THE SAKE OF THE
KINGDOM- KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
CORPORAL AND SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY
Corporal Works of
mercy (Mt 25:35f;42f
Feed the hungry
Give drink to the
thirsty
Clothe the naked
Shelter the homeless
Visit those in prison
Visit the sick
Bury the dead

Spiritual Works of
mercy
who?
When?
Where?
Realization

Instruct the ignorant
Admonish the sinner
Counsel the doubtful
Comfort the sorrowful
Bear wrongs patiently
Forgive all injuries
Pray for the living and
the dead
ASSIGNMENT

1. SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY (2)
2. 1 whole yellow paper reflection on the
Beatitudes (video clip) to be viewed in the
ELMS. Submission is Aug. 14