Divine Blessedness! (Homily for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A by Fr. Vitus(

Divine Blessedness! Homily for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A by Rev. Fr. Vitus Chigozie, SC ...the beatitudes describe the life of Christ himself. The beatitudes that were proclaimed by him were not abstract precepts or theoretical enunciations. Rather, they are portraits of Jesus himself, who first lived and experienced them integrally. He is the poor in spirit per excellence, the One who hungers and thirsts for justice, the merciful, the pure in heart, peace-maker, and the persecuted. It is necessary to clarify the thoughts of Jesus, thus, by proclaiming blessed or happy some categories of people in certain life conditions, Jesus didn’t intend to exalt or to beatify the situations of suffering and pain... #beatitudes #catholichomily #sundayreflection #ordinarytime