13 July 2024 - Saturday of the 14th week - even-numbered year
Homily
In the last of the Beatitudes (Mt 5:10-12), Jesus declared blessed those who are persecuted for the sake of justice. Blessed are you," he said, " when people insult you, persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake. And he added, "This is how the prophets before you were persecuted. " The Gospel passage we have just read is a sort of commentary on and explanation of this beatitude.