We had the blessing of a four-day visit from Father Michael S. Murray, OSFS. His mission, called “Practical Holiness: A Salesian Perspective on the Beatitudes,” was to explain the Beatitudes from the view of St. Francis deSales.
He said Mass last Sunday and I’m glad he did. By listening to his homily, I felt encouraged to attend his sessions on the Beatitudes the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I knew it would be tough to stick with - my three kids, brownie meetings and my writing all keep me busy. But I made the extra effort to get over to church those nights.
I tell you it helped me understand the beatitudes better. Father Murray showed us that living the Beatitudes doesn’t have to be hard. He showed how to live them through our daily experiences. I could never do his mission justice by summarizing. Check out these links and visit the spirituality section of the website: Salesian Missions explains the “Practical Holiness”mission along with some others. The Spirituality page offers more information on the organization.
The bottom line was that we’re not only to know the Beatitudes–we need to live them. Thank you again Father Murray for an unbelievable spiritual experience.
