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< March 29, 2024 >

Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.6

Daily Devotional:
The Passion/The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Gift of the Holy Spirit:
Understanding—the gift of insight into the spiritual perceptions of the heart.
Proclamation of Faith:
“I believe in the forgiveness of sins.”
The Blessed Mother:
In imitation of the Blessed Mother, may we live the Truth in word and deed.
Jesus:
May we, like Jesus, live in truthfulness, acknowledging God to others in word and deed.
Glorious Characteristic:
Clarity—the glory of our souls will be visible in our bodies. We will be beautiful and radiant. (Rev 4:3, I Cor 15:40)
Spiritual Work of Mercy:
Instruct the uninformed.
Corporal Work of Mercy:
Clothe the naked.
Sacrament:
Confession
Commandments:
  1. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Thought for the Day:
Jesus: “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”

Today’s Reading

Friday of The Passion of The Lord

Good Friday

At Services on Good Friday, we commeorate the day with the reading of the Passion according to John. It is a solemn day of prayer anad fasting in honor of the sacrifice of Jesus.
According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the Church is only permitted to administer two sacraments: Anointing of the Sick and Penance, on both Good Friday and Holy Saturday.
The Good Friday Service is not a mass. It includes the reading of the Passion, as noted. This is considered the Liturgy of the Word, which can include a homily. Following that, are the Solemn Intercessions, The Adoration of the Holy Cross, and Holy Communion. Communion is distributed from hosts that were consecrated the night before at the Mass of the Last Supper, Holy Thursday.

USCCB/An Original Writing United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Roman Missal, rubrics for Good Friday [GF], no. 1

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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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