Blessed are you… woe to you

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:00:36 +0000

Gospel Reading: Lk 6:20-26

RAISING his eyes toward his disciples, Jesus said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,

for the Kingdom of God is yours.

Blessed are you who are now hungry,

for you will be satisfied.

Blessed are you who are now weeping,

for you will laugh.

Blessed are you when people hate you,

and when they exclude and insult you,

and denounce your name as evil

on account of the Son of Man.

Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.

But woe to you who are rich,

for you have received your consolation.

But woe to you who are filled now,

for you will be hungry.

Woe to you who laugh now,

for you will grieve and weep.

Woe to you when all speak well of you,

for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this way.”

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Like Moses who came down the mountain with the tablets of the Law, Jesus descends from the mountain to the plain with his new teaching often dubbed as “The Beatitudes.”

Blessedness will be granted to those who accept his teachings, while woes will visit
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