This week we use the final Beatitudes given by Jesus during his Sermon on the Mount which we can read in Matthew 5.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5 v 10 – 12
