Sermon on the Mount

the 10 commandments are summarized and fulfilled by who?

Jesus

What are the 2 Great Commandments given to us by Jesus?

1) love God above all else
2) love your neighbor as yourself

In order to love others, ourselves, or even creation, we first must love the _____ who created us and the worlds

one (God)

In addition to giving us the command to love, Jesus gives us everything we need in order to be able to love, including the _____ _____ grace or help

Holy Spirit's

The Beatitudes

8 simply stated, yet profound guidelines Jesus revealed to his followers during the Sermon on the Mount, these were established at the Sermon on the Mount and are the divine principles that guides us to Heaven

Jesus used the Beatitudes to paint a picture of what the true people of God look like. Not physically, but _____ and _____.

morally, spiritually

Beatitude

the state of utmost bliss

The 8 beatitudes are a roadmap to help us find utmost _____ in this world and the next.

bliss

In the Beatitudes, we discover that the secret to happiness is _____, _____ and being _____ for what is _____, living _____, mourning, and being _____.

hunger, thirst, persecuted, right, meekly, merciful

The Catechism explains that the Beatitudes are the _____ promises that sustain hope in the midst of tribulation.

paradoxical

Why are the Beatitudes difficult for us to understand?

because they're the antithesis of everything that the world we live in pushes us to believe

The 1st beatitude: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs in the kingdom of Heaven"
What does this mean?

- we are called to be humble and detached from earthly things
- we are called to align our will with God's holy will

The 2nd Beatitude: "Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted"
What does this mean?

- mourning for our sins leads us closer to God
- contrition is the sorrow of the soul and the detestation of sin in general together with the resolution to not sin again
- absolution is God's forgiveness

The 3rd Beatitude: "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land"
What does this mean?

- Jesus said people who have self-possession in the face of adversity are meek, have self control over anger, and have strength under control
- don't respond to evil with evil

The 4th Beatitude: "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied"
What does this mean?

- seeking righteousness means looking for justice and for things to be in their right order

The 5th Beatitude: "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy"
What does this mean?

- mercy is a feeling and an action
- the feeling of mercy is compassion
- the action of mercy is doing something to help
- whatever we do to the poor, we do to Jesus

The 6th Beatitude: "Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God"
What does this mean?

- God wants our souls to be clean when we meet Him in Heaven
- He gives us clean souls through reconciliation

The 7th Beatitude: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God"
What does this mean?

- peace is the security and stability of a just order
- peacemakers are those who strive for reconciliation

The 8th Beatitude: "Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of God"
What does this mean?

- the true christian path leads to persecution
- people will make it difficult to do good

mercy is a feeling AND an _____

action

What is "the salt of the earth"?

a very good and honest person

What book are the Beatitudes in?

Matthew