Remember me when you come into your kingdom... we sing, in deep Russophile voices. But the Beatitudes for this year C in our three-year calendar are those of Luke, not Matthew, and include woes as well as blessings, and a final admonition : Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The hardest of all, the easiest of all. . . if we could treat others with the empathy we treat ourselves but without identifying them, their needs and wants and aspirations and fears and regrets and evils, with ours.
That is blessing indeed: for them, and, leaving it to God, perhaps to ourselves.
Daniel 7:1-3,15-18
Psalm 149
Ephesians 1:11-23
Luke 6:20-31
1 November 2025
All Saints' Day
Year C
https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearC_RCL/HolyDays/AllSaintsC_RCL.html
In year A we will encounter the more familiar Beatitudes from the gospel of Matthew (5:1-12):
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
"Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
