BLESSED ARE THE BLESSED ARE THE MECIFUL; FOR THEY WILL MECIFUL; FOR THEY WILL

BE SHOWN MERCYBE SHOWN MERCY

STORYSTORY

So often, we allow the memory to past So often, we allow the memory to past sins to weigh us down. We are like sins to weigh us down. We are like the old woman climbing a steep hill the old woman climbing a steep hill carrying two heavy buckets of water. carrying two heavy buckets of water. A farmer driving a wagon stopped to A farmer driving a wagon stopped to ask if she wanted a lift. Gratefully, ask if she wanted a lift. Gratefully, she climbed into the cart still she climbed into the cart still carrying the buckets of water. After a carrying the buckets of water. After a while, the farmer suggested she put while, the farmer suggested she put the buckets down, but the woman the buckets down, but the woman

Refused. “No,” she said, “I would Refused. “No,” she said, “I would prefer to take some weight off prefer to take some weight off the poor horse by carrying them the poor horse by carrying them myself!” Jesus took the weight myself!” Jesus took the weight of our sins upon himself on of our sins upon himself on Calvary. It would be the worst Calvary. It would be the worst form of Ingratitude to allow past form of Ingratitude to allow past sins to come between ourselves sins to come between ourselves and God. God forgives us. And, and God. God forgives us. And, in the same measure, we are to in the same measure, we are to show mercy to others. show mercy to others.

Bible Passages about the 5th Bible Passages about the 5th Beatitude Beatitude

Matthew 6:14-15-The all merciful Matthew 6:14-15-The all merciful Father and God of all comfortFather and God of all comfort

2Corinthians 1:3-4-The all merciful 2Corinthians 1:3-4-The all merciful Father and God of all comfort Father and God of all comfort

Matthew25:31-46-The Last Matthew25:31-46-The Last JudgmentJudgment

Matthew-The Parable of the Matthew-The Parable of the Unforgiving ServantUnforgiving Servant

"Happy are the merciful, for they will "Happy are the merciful, for they will have mercy shown to them." See have mercy shown to them." See Matthew 25:35; Romans 12:14-21; Matthew 25:35; Romans 12:14-21; Luke 15:4-7 Luke 15:4-7

We can be terribly righteous and cruel We can be terribly righteous and cruel to others sometimes and be convinced to others sometimes and be convinced that God wants this. However, this that God wants this. However, this beatitude means much more than an beatitude means much more than an emotional wave of pity for someone in emotional wave of pity for someone in trouble. The Greek word used for trouble. The Greek word used for "Mercy" means the ability to get right "Mercy" means the ability to get right inside the other person's skin until we inside the other person's skin until we can see things with their eyes, think can see things with their eyes, think things with their mind, and feel things things with their mind, and feel things with their feelings.with their feelings.

This demands a deliberate effort of This demands a deliberate effort of the mind and will. This would make the mind and will. This would make forgiveness and tolerance so much forgiveness and tolerance so much easier. [From: easier. [From: http://jeshrall.tripod.com/2-8-The_Behttp://jeshrall.tripod.com/2-8-The_Beatitudes.htmatitudes.htm

To be merciful is to imitate God’s To be merciful is to imitate God’s own virtue of mercy. It means to own virtue of mercy. It means to forgive those who have hurt oneself. forgive those who have hurt oneself. The merciful are those who are The merciful are those who are moved by sympathy and love by moved by sympathy and love by God, our common Father to help God, our common Father to help others who are in need.others who are in need.

This refers to the needy of all kinds; This refers to the needy of all kinds; the unprivileged, the backward, the the unprivileged, the backward, the handicapped and the weak among handicapped and the weak among our people. The merciful generously our people. The merciful generously give whatever they can-money, give whatever they can-money, service, clothing, - in order to relive service, clothing, - in order to relive the sufferings of others.the sufferings of others.

God will judge us on the way we God will judge us on the way we share His mercy with others: ”share His mercy with others: ”If you If you forgive others their failings, your forgive others their failings, your heavenly Father will not forgive heavenly Father will not forgive your failings either your failings either [Matthew6:14-15][Matthew6:14-15]

Our forgiveness must go so far as to Our forgiveness must go so far as to win back those who have strayed: as win back those who have strayed: as Christ, the Good Shepard, seeks out Christ, the Good Shepard, seeks out the lost sheep, joyfully takes it o his the lost sheep, joyfully takes it o his shoulders, and invites all to rejoice.shoulders, and invites all to rejoice.

To show mercy neither justifies To show mercy neither justifies falsehood and sin, nor tolerates falsehood and sin, nor tolerates foolishness, nor ignores specific foolishness, nor ignores specific injustice. To show mercy means to injustice. To show mercy means to have compassion upon people who have compassion upon people who have gone astray as captives of sin. have gone astray as captives of sin.

It means to forgive those who are It means to forgive those who are so unrighteous that they hurt so unrighteous that they hurt themselves as well as others. All themselves as well as others. All people are sinners before God people are sinners before God and each other, and they deserve and each other, and they deserve every blame. But the Lord, every blame. But the Lord, according to His infinite mercy, according to His infinite mercy, forgives and has mercy on forgives and has mercy on repentant sinners, just as the repentant sinners, just as the Parable of the Prodigal Son Parable of the Prodigal Son teaches us.teaches us.

Merciful people are …..Merciful people are ….. Forgiving but not justify falsehood Forgiving but not justify falsehood

and sinand sin Humble, yet aware that they are also Humble, yet aware that they are also

in need of mercy and forgivenessin need of mercy and forgiveness Capable of putting themselves in the Capable of putting themselves in the

place of the other, thus they feel place of the other, thus they feel deeply in their hearts the pain and deeply in their hearts the pain and suffering of those around them.suffering of those around them.

Willing and always ready to do acts Willing and always ready to do acts for charity to anybody. [From Loose for charity to anybody. [From Loose Sheet]Sheet]

““Blessed are the merciful, for they shall Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” Mercy is the loving obtain mercy.” Mercy is the loving disposition towards those who suffer disposition towards those who suffer distress. Love, compassion and forgiveness distress. Love, compassion and forgiveness towards one’s neighbor will bring peace in towards one’s neighbor will bring peace in your relationships. We say in the Lord’s your relationships. We say in the Lord’s Prayer: Forgive our trespasses, as we Prayer: Forgive our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. As forgive those who trespass against us. As we are merciful to others, so our Heavenly we are merciful to others, so our Heavenly Father will be merciful with us! Jesus Father will be merciful with us! Jesus reminds us that whatever “you did to the reminds us that whatever “you did to the least of my brothers you did it to me least of my brothers you did it to me [Matthew 25:31-46].” St. Paul calls for the [Matthew 25:31-46].” St. Paul calls for the obedience of faith in the beginning and end obedience of faith in the beginning and end of his Letter to the Romans [1:5, 16:25-27]. of his Letter to the Romans [1:5, 16:25-27]. [From [From www.jesuschristsavior.netwww.jesuschristsavior.net ] ]

The wing and the hand of the The wing and the hand of the angel with the cross symbolize angel with the cross symbolize the act of mercy and represent the act of mercy and represent those giving mercy as shown with those giving mercy as shown with the bandage hand. The caduceus the bandage hand. The caduceus represents the medical represents the medical profession. While the Chi Rho profession. While the Chi Rho represents Christ and the represents Christ and the bottommost symbol represents bottommost symbol represents sickness and healing. [From sickness and healing. [From Grant’s report]Grant’s report]

Pictures of AngelsPictures of Angels

EXAMPLESEXAMPLESEXAMPLES OF THE 5EXAMPLES OF THE 5THTH BEATITUDE,MERCIFULBEATITUDE,MERCIFUL

POPE JOHN PAUL IIPOPE JOHN PAUL II Pope John Paul II is Pope John Paul II is

a good example of a good example of being merciful being merciful because he went to because he went to the person who the person who tried to kill him and tried to kill him and forgave him for forgave him for doing it.doing it.

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PRESIDENT GLORIA PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO [PGMA]MACAPAGAL ARROYO [PGMA]

She is an example of the 5th beatitude She is an example of the 5th beatitude because she gives presidential pardon because she gives presidential pardon to the people who are candidates and to the people who are candidates and are qualified to receive pardon and who are qualified to receive pardon and who has good behavior in jail who has has good behavior in jail who has served time for what he/she has done. served time for what he/she has done. Because she also knows that she too Because she also knows that she too needs forgiveness from God and from needs forgiveness from God and from the people. [picture is from the people. [picture is from http://www.nndb.comhttp://www.nndb.com ] ]

OUR VERY OWN PARENTSOUR VERY OWN PARENTS Our very own parents is an Our very own parents is an

example of the merciful because example of the merciful because they are willing to forgive their they are willing to forgive their children for their wrong do wings children for their wrong do wings which they may have disobey which they may have disobey their parents advice or their parents advice or something else that is wrong. something else that is wrong. Because they too know that Because they too know that their sins needs to be forgiven. their sins needs to be forgiven. [picture is from [picture is from http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovinglegwww.flickr.com/photos/lovinglegacyacy// ] ]

PARISH PRIESTSPARISH PRIESTS Parish Priests is also an Parish Priests is also an

example of the 5th example of the 5th beatitude because they beatitude because they forgive us in confession forgive us in confession when we confess our sins to when we confess our sins to him and repent as we ask him and repent as we ask our forgiveness as he plays our forgiveness as he plays the role on the behalf of the role on the behalf of God. Because he also knows God. Because he also knows that his sins is needed to be that his sins is needed to be forgiven. [picture is from forgiven. [picture is from http://www.xs.edu.phhttp://www.xs.edu.ph ] ]

SUMMARY:SUMMARY: The merciful-persons who forgive The merciful-persons who forgive

others out of love because they others out of love because they know that they too need know that they too need forgiveness for their own sins and forgiveness for their own sins and wrongdoings. They are wrongdoings. They are compassionate to someone in compassionate to someone in grief and can sympathize with grief and can sympathize with him or her to relieve his or her him or her to relieve his or her sufferings. [From Following Jesus sufferings. [From Following Jesus 6 2nd edition]6 2nd edition]

VALUES PROMOTEDVALUES PROMOTED 1. Compassion 1. Compassion 2. Truthfulness2. Truthfulness 3. Forgiveness3. Forgiveness Because they know that they too Because they know that they too

need forgiveness in order for their need forgiveness in order for their sins to be forgiven so they must sins to be forgiven so they must first forgive those who trespass first forgive those who trespass against them before they are against them before they are forgiven by the Father.forgiven by the Father.

QUESTION AND ANSWERQUESTION AND ANSWER

RULES AND MECHANICSRULES AND MECHANICS

Do not blame your other classmates.Do not blame your other classmates. Do not say “not fair” or “madaya”Do not say “not fair” or “madaya” Be a mourner and accept the pain if Be a mourner and accept the pain if

you lost.you lost. Keep quiet so you can be called.Keep quiet so you can be called. Remember, It doesn’t matter if you Remember, It doesn’t matter if you

will win a prize for a correct answer.will win a prize for a correct answer. Keep it clean and play fair.Keep it clean and play fair.

1.) Give two examples of 1.) Give two examples of people that showed the 5th people that showed the 5th beatitude. [That is not in our beatitude. [That is not in our examples] How did they show examples] How did they show it? it?

2.) How do we show the 5th 2.) How do we show the 5th beatitude? beatitude?

3.) What is the 5th beatitude? 3.) What is the 5th beatitude?

4.) Why do we need to show 4.) Why do we need to show the 5th beatitude? the 5th beatitude?

5.) Explain the 5th beatitude.5.) Explain the 5th beatitude.

END OF QUESTIONSEND OF QUESTIONS

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