{"id":141038,"date":"2020-02-24T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/blessed-are-the-poor-in-spirit-a-retreat-guide-on-the-first-beatitude\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:52:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:52:31","slug":"blessed-are-the-poor-in-spirit-a-retreat-guide-on-the-first-beatitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/blessed-are-the-poor-in-spirit-a-retreat-guide-on-the-first-beatitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit: A Retreat Guide on the First Beatitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"141038\" class=\"elementor elementor-141038\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51426638 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51426638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75db9d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75db9d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sermon on the Mount is St. Matthew\u2019s summary of Christ\u2019s preaching, of the New Law Jesus gives us from this mountain of the New Testament, just as Moses gave his people the Old Law on Mt. Sinai.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This New Law begins with the Beatitudes, the summary of the summary of Christ\u2019s teaching. The Beatitudes offer a portrait of Christian life. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the first characteristic of that portrait is this: \u201cBlessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven\u201d (Matthew 5:3). What does being \u201cpoor in spirit\u201d really mean? What does it mean for you and me in today\u2019s world? It\u2019s worth digging into those questions, because we all ardently desire to inherit the kingdom of heaven, to enter into the fullness of life that comes from living in perfect communion with God. And digging into those questions is exactly what this Retreat Guide will do:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The First Meditation explores the meaning of the words and how that meaning is clarified by Christ\u2019s own life, and by other biblical passages.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Second Meditation explores what this beatitude looked like in the life of one of history\u2019s most well known saints.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Conference gets practical by showing how we can grow in the virtues required by poverty of spirit.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>The Personal Questionnaire\/Group discussion questions and the full text are available in the Companion Guide Book.\u00a0 The Small Group Companion Guide has the questions and quotations. 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