You're listening to the Catholic Sprouts podcast.

This year, we are reading through all four Gospels.

Join us as we invite God to plant seeds of faith in our lives through His Holy Word.

Hey there, Sprouts.

Welcome back to the Catholic Sprouts podcast, where we are working our way

through the Gospels this school year.

We are on day 12 of this journey

and are reading from the Gospel of Matthew. Today we are

reading from chapter 5 starting at verse 1 through verse 16. Today you will hear the beatitudes.

Now I am reading from the new American translation of the Bible. I encourage you to follow along and take notes in the free gospel in a school year notebook,

which you can download for free by following the links in this podcast episode's notes.

Remember once again, my friends, that we are going to be reading God's sacred and holy word.

This word is alive and active.

God often has a direct and specific message for us when we read scripture.

So let's pray that our hearts can be open and receive that message today.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the

Holy Spirit, amen. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire

of your love. Send forth your spirit and they shall be created and you will renew the face of the earth amen in the name of

the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen a reading from the holy gospel of matthew chapter five

verses one through sixteen when he saw crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down,

his disciples came to him. He began to teach them saying, blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the

kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they

...