If I were to ask you to name the first beatitude, you?d probably say ?blessed be the poor in Spirit.

12/22/2003 at 10:42 PM Posted by Catholic Citizens of Illinois

If I were to ask you to name the first beatitude, you-d probably say -blessed be the poor in Spirit.- According to Matthew you-d be right, but not according to Luke. At the very beginning of his gospel, Luke reveals that the very first beatitude is uttered by a woman filled with the Spirit. Speaking of another woman overshadowed by the Spirit. Elizabeth says, -Blessed is she who has believed.- (Lk 1: 45).