"But to know which is the way to holiness, we must go with the Apostles up the mount of the Beatitudes to draw near to Jesus and listen to the words of life that come from his lips. Today too he says to us again: "Blessed are the poor in spirit …Blessed are those who mourn! …Blessed are the pure in heart! …Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness! …Blessed are the merciful! Blessed are the peacemakers!"
(1 November 2000)