Pope Francis' General Audience:
English summary
Pope Francis lets an elderly lady kiss his pectoral cross (Vatican Media) |
Pope Francis continues his catechesis on the Beatitudes at
the Wednesday General Audience, reflecting on the third: “Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth”. The official English-language summary is
below:
Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing catechesis on
the Beatitudes, we now consider the third Beatitude: “Blessed are the meek, for
they shall inherit the earth” (Mt 5:5). Scripture uses the
term “meek” for the poor and the dispossessed of the land. Jesus’
statement that the meek will inherit the earth can thus seems contradictory.
Yet the Lord tells us that the meek will inherit the earth.
The Beatitude ultimately points us to the heavenly homeland
promised to the children of God. For Jesus, the meek are those who have
learned to guard the territory of their relationship with God and preserve his
gifts of peace, mercy and fraternity. Sin can destroy this inheritance,
for the hatred and division that flow from sin are destructive. Meekness,
on the other hand, preserves this inheritance, enables it to grow and wins the
hearts of others by love, kindness and friendship. By imitating the
meekness of Christ, may we help to extend his kingdom and come to receive the
inheritance promised to us by the Beatitude.
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