Catechism 1717 says, “The Beatitudes depict the countenance of Jesus Christ.” This Sunday's Gospel is a portrait of Jesus.
The Beatitudes then also become a list of adjectives that describe a Christian. As beautiful as the poetry of the Beatitudes is, a person fully alive with them is more radiant. Join us in striving to let each of the 8 Beatitudes become true of us through our Archbishop’s Call to Share appeal