This is the movement of the Holy Family.

So welcome to our Rosary meditation.

Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son of the Holy Spirit.

I am so blessed this evening to be in Fort Worth, Fort Worth diocese.

And so happy to be at the home of the Shaves.

We have a big group of people who have, they're forming their teams to be

apostles of our lady, donkeys, carrying our lady in Jesus to others. We all have to be good donkeys. for the healing of Margot, especially through the intercession of Blessed Pauline Jericho,

and for the surgery coming up September 20th of little Olivia Canelie for her healing. and for all those that we've promised to

pray for. Now as we travel through the Beatitudes today we meditate on the

fourth and fifth Beatitude those who hunger and thirst for righteousness

and the merciful, because there's a profound interconnection between these two. Jesus said blessed are they who hunger and thirst for

righteousness. Now righteousness may have a negative connotation if you think of someone who's self-righteous.

That's not what Jesus was talking about. For Jesus, righteousness means those who do the will of God.

Righteousness is to live a life of virtue and holiness that results in lasting happiness.

Therefore, when Jesus says,

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

he means those who hunger to do the will of God.

They have a burning desire for this deep friendship with Jesus.

Now remember Peter's words from yesterday's podcast,

Lord I am ready to go to prison and to die for you.

That was no boast.

It was the right desire. It was the desire of a man who loved Jesus. Yes, Peter was weak and he fell many times, but it was his desire coupled with the mercy of Jesus that carried him to the finish line.

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