St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church issued the following announcement on Nov. 1
It may surprise you to learn that over ten thousand men and women have been canonized as saints. It would not surprise the author of Revelation, however. In his vision of heaven, “a great, multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue,” stood before the throne of God (Revelation 7:9). Since we believe that the saints are untied with God in heaven, the Church’s formally recognized saints alone make a great multitude before God. John’s first letter assures us that we are all children of God and will eventually see the face of God, something for which we have longed for countless generations. In the Beatitudes, Jesus describes those who are blessed by God. They are the people whose values are the opposite of society’s. They are poor in spirit because they recognize their dependency on God. They mourn because they feel acutely the suffering of their neighbor. They are meek for they realize that they are but one person in a world of billions. They seek justice as they would seek a physical need like food or drink. In the end, they will be comforted by God, finding satisfaction in the kingdom of heaven.
How can live out the Beatitudes in your own life?
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