2. The Beatitudes
Matthew 5: 1-12

3. mountainside and sat down...
Jesus
went up on a
mountainside and sat down...
teach them,
saying…
and he began to

4. theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Blessed are the
poor in spirit,
for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven

5. Blessed are those who
mourn,
for
they will be comforted

6. Blessed are the
meek,
for
will
inherit the
earth
they

7. Blessed hunger and thirst righteousness, theirs kingdom heaven
are those who
hunger and thirst
for
righteousness,
kingdom of
heaven
is the
theirs

8. merciful,
Blessed
are the
will be shown mercy
for
they

9. pure in heart,
Blessed
are the
will see God
for
they

10. will be called children of God
peacemakers,
Blessed
are the
will be called children of God
for
they

11. persecuted because of righteousness,
Blessed
are those who are
theirs is the
kingdom of heaven
for

12. Rejoice Blessed persecute you… because of me.
are you when people insult you,
and be glad, because
great is your reward in heaven
Rejoice

13. Acknowledgements Adapted with permission from a resource by CAFOD
Illustrations by Ellis Nadler