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The Beatitudes
Matthew 5: 3 – 10

Latin

  • Beati pauperes spiritu: quoniam ipsorum est regnum cælorum.
  • Beati mites: quoniam ipsi possidebunt terram.
  • Beati qui lugent: quoniam ipsi consolabuntur.
  • Beati qui esuriunt et sitiunt justitiam: quoniam ipsi saturabuntur.
  • Beati misericordes: quoniam ipsi misericordiam consequentur.
  • Beati mundo corde: quoniam ipsi Deum videbunt.
  • Beati pacifici: quoniam filii Dei vocabuntur.
  • Beati qui persecutionem patiuntur propter justitiam: quoniam ipsorum est regnum cælorum.

English

  • Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
  • Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
  • Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
  • Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
  • Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
  • Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
  • Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.