10th Week, Ordinary Time, Monday, June 8, 2026

Reflection on the WORD

“Beatitudes” – Faith: Jesus proclaimed the “Beatitudes” to His disciples. He offered them a spirituality that “opens their hearts” to the Divine Mystery of His Heart; and living the “Mission of His Father’s Will”. Ponder on, “Do we over-focus on how we can love and serve God; yet miss, the need to put Jesus at the ‘centre’ of our lives?. He Loves us unconditionally.

Matthew 5:2b-10

This is what Jesus taught his disciples: 

How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 

Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as inheritance. 

Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted. 

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for uprightness: they shall have their fill. 

Blessed are the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them. 

Blessed are the pure in heart: they shall see God. 

Blessed are the peacemakers: they shall be recognised as children of God. 

Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.’ 

Today's Pointers on God's Word

As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?

  • The Beatitudes becomes the “mantra” of our life, if we believe in Jesus the Son of God, who has come to give us eternal life. 
  • Each of the Beatitudes will speak to us and touch us differently and we would find some of them particularly difficult to live in our daily life.
  • All these Beatitudes guide us to be Christ-like and for this we need to “die to ourselves” so that the Truth of Christ can be made present in our daily living.