Beatitudes

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1. Eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. The word is from the Latin beatus, meaning “blessed,” and each of the Beatitudes begins with the word blessed. They include “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth” and “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”

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But the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes?

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2023

“I said my philosophy is motived by the Beatitudes and by Matthew 25:40 about the ‘least of these,’” Mr. Kennedy recounted.

From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022

“It’s not as much the Bible, the Beatitudes, the Ten Commandments, the sacraments, or the prayers I learned,” Biden wrote.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2021

“My political philosophy comes from the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes and a little Christian existentialism.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2019

I have memorized the names of all the books of the Bible, in order, and the Ten Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer, and most of the Beatitudes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood