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This engaging commentary, like each in the series, relates Scripture to life, is faithfully Catholic, and is supplemented by features designed to help readers understand the Bible more deeply and use it more effectively in teaching, preaching, evangelization, and other forms of ministry. The Gospel of Matthew is an ideal resource for those preaching or teaching on the Sunday Gospel readings from...

26:6; 61:1–2). Jesus’ reference to the poor in spirit puts the emphasis not on material poverty but on one’s inner attitude. It refers to people who take their powerlessness to heart, who recognize that God is the only one who can help them, and who trust that God will act on their behalf. Jesus indicates that despite their poverty they share in the kingdom of heaven (5:3; see 4:17). 5:4 How are those who mourn to be considered happy? In this beatitude, Jesus does not commend mourning as such but
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