How to Benefit from the Holy Liturgy - Pope Kirillos Scientific Family

saying, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they shall be filled."
V The crucifixion of Christ is the apex of Divine mercy for
our falling mankind, for on the cross, "Mercy and truth
have met together” (Psalm 84, a Sixth Hour psalm).
V Out of mercy, our Lord Jesus Christ preferred our
salvation to show the kindness of God the Father and His
satisfaction about His earthly life, so it is mentioned in
the sixth hour Psalm, “Because Your loving kindness is
better than life” (Psalm 62). He sacrificed His life
willingly, so that we might enjoy His mercy. For this
reason He blesses the merciful saying, "Blessed are the
merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
V Our beloved Lord and God Jesus Christ, whose heart is
pure and void of all evil, this purity was manifested on
the cross when He asked His Father to forgive His
oppressors and enemies saying, "Father forgive them
for they do not know what they are doing" (Matthew
23:34).
V Our beloved Lord Jesus encourages us to live a life of
purity in order to become holy as He is holy, saying,
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God"
(Matthew 5:8). And in another place it is written, "How
long will it be until they attain to innocence" (Hosea
8:5).
V Our beloved Lord established peace on the cross and
united the heavenly and the earthly, as the Apostle says,
"God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself,
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