https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-4th-sunday-ordinary-beatitudes-and-holiness/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:40:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-4th-sunday-ordinary-beatitudes-and-holiness/#comment-29488 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:40:41 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75449#comment-29488 As I was reading the Beatitudes in Matthew, I saw how there was a change in verses 10 and 11…from ‘they’ to ‘you’. This got my attention for some reason and I even did a search on the transition possibilities. I didn’t receive your writing for some reason so I went online to read it and your contribution helped me figure this out. In the end it is about humility as a receiver and a giver. At least that was the message I got. A system of checks and balances so to speak…not transactional but relational.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-4th-sunday-ordinary-beatitudes-and-holiness/#comment-29479 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:10:34 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75449#comment-29479 Thank you Mary. This Gospel is a classic. Love all the identity it can provide for any and all of us…somehow we all fit in. Peace with you my sister.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-4th-sunday-ordinary-beatitudes-and-holiness/#comment-29478 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 17:59:37 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75449#comment-29478 Thanks as always for your reflection.
Lord be merciful to us sinners.

]]> https://www.acatholic.org/cycle-a-4th-sunday-ordinary-beatitudes-and-holiness/#comment-29477 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:56:56 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=75449#comment-29477 Hello, Mary. “The Beatitudes say that holiness happens when we recognize our weakness and let God fill it—even when we are poor, humble, sad, or intense. Holiness is a gift God bestows on us when we come to him empty.” Probably the best reflection on the Beatitudes that I have read – thank you.

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