The Eight Beatitudes |
The Eight Beatitudes |
From the Sermon on the Mount, Mt 5. See also the CCC 1716. |
| Beati pauperes spiritu, quoniam ipsorum est Regnum caelorum. | Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. |
| Beati, qui lugent, quoniam ipsi consolabuntur. | Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. |
| Beati mites, quoniam ipsi possidebunt terram. | Blessed are the meek; for they shall possess the land. |
| Beati, qui esuriunt et sitiunt iustitiam, quoniam ipsi saturabuntur. | Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice, for they shall be filled. |
| Beati misericordes, quia ipsi misericordiam consequentur. | Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. |
| Beati mundo corde, quoniam ipsi Deum videbunt. | Blessed are the clean of heart; for they shall see God. |
| Beati pacifici, quoniam filii Dei vocabuntur. | Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God. |
| Beati, qui persecutionem patiuntur propter iustitiam, quoniam ipsorum est Regnum caelorum. | Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. |
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