Blessed are the poor in spirit,

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for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn,

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for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,

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for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness,

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for they shall be satisfied.

 

"Father Jerzy Popieluszko, a popular parish priest in a suburb of Warsaw, Poland spoke out against the abuses of communism

and supported the then banned Solidarity labor union.  He was abducted by the polish secret police on October 19, 1984.  His savagely beaten body was found 11 days later in an icy reservoir."

 

Blessed are the merciful,

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for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart,

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for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,

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for they shall be called the children of God.

Suicide Car Bomb Kills U.S. Aid Worker in Iraq

Marla Ruzicka (28) American Green Party activist and aid worker known for her fearless dedication to human rights, who founded the Campaign

for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC), an organization that assists Iraqi victims of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, and who was in Iraq conducting

 door-to-door surveys to determine the number of civilian casualties, died in a car bombing on April 16, 2005.
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Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake:

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for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven,

for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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A mural remembering the modern martyrs of Latin America (Brasil)