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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of God.1

Daily Devotional:
The Holy Trinity/The Resurrection
Gift of the Holy Spirit:
Fear of the Lord—a gift of reverence for God.
Proclamation of Faith:
“I believe in God the Father.”
The Blessed Mother:
In imitation of the Blessed Mother, we are called to the humility she possessed at the Annunciation.
Jesus:
In imitation of Jesus, we are called to the humility He showed at becoming man.
Glorious Characteristic:
Subtlety—our bodies will be free from restraint by matter, yet palpable. (John 20:19-23)
Spiritual Work of Mercy:
Pray for the living and the dead
Corporal Work of Mercy:
Feed the hungry
Sacrament:
Baptism
Commandments:
  1. I am the Lord Your God; you shall not have strange gods before Me.
  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
  3. Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.
Thought for the Day:
Blessed Virgin Mary: “Let it be done to me according to Your Word.”

Today’s Reading

Feast Day of The Dedication of The Lateran Basilica

Feast

We learn about today's feast from Vatican News:
"'To dedicate or consecrate' a place to God is a ritual that is found in every religion. To 'reserve' a place to God is an act of recognizing His glory and honor.
"When the Emperor Constantine granted full liberty to Christians in 313, they did not spare in order to construct places for the Lord – numerous are the churches constructed at that time. Constantine himself also constructed churches, one of which he was a magnificent basilica on the Caelian Hill in Rome, over the ancient Lateran Palace, which Pope Sylvester I dedicated to Christ the Savior (318 or 324). A chapel dedicated to Saint John the Baptist was built inside it which served as the baptistry. This moved Pope Sergius III to dedicate it to Saint John the Baptist as well. Lastly, Pope Lucius II also dedicated it to Saint John the Evangelist in the 12th century. Thus, the name of this Papal Basilica is the Basilica of the Most Holy Savior and of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in the Lateran. Christians consider the Basilica to be the mother church of all churches in the world.

Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/liturgical-holidays/dedication-of-the-lateran-basilica-.html

About Us

Mission

We could find no better way to describe the purpose of Daily Beatitude than the Prologue of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 1:

God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength. He calls together all men, scattered and divided by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church. To accomplish this, when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son as Redeemer and Savior. In his Son and through him, he invites men to become, in the Holy Spirit, his adopted children and thus heirs of his blessed life.

Content

We are called to live in beatitude. This contemplation is one designed to help us incorporate the beatitudes into our day. This work is not one of absolutes. It is just one way to incorporate the countenance of Jesus into each day. It is not the only way. View our rationale.

Each day a different beatitude is presented with several points of focus that provide meditation. An additional reading is included daily related to the beatitude or one of the points of focus. All readings are archived for your convenience.

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