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Beatitudes
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
The blessings pronounced in the opening words of the Sermon on the Mount: eight in Saint Matthew, on
- the poor in spirit,
- the meek,
- mourners,
- justice-seekers,
- the merciful,
- peacemakers,
- clean of heart,
- persecuted;
and four in Saint Luke,
- the poor in spirit,
- justice-seekers,
- mourners,
- victims of persecution.
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Entry for 'Beatitudes'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/beatitudes.html. 1910.