Lecture by Fr. Foeckler (February 17, 2017) – Sermon on the Mountain

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DATE : 02/17/2017                                            PLACE : St. Paul Chong Ha Sang Church ( Des Plaines)

SPEAKER : Fr. Foeckler, Miles Jesu                         TOPIC :  –   Sermon  on the Mountain 

** Sermon on the Mountain – Beatitudes **

Fr. Foeckler
started by asking us, “what is a sermon?”



Sermon– speech; commentary

Jesus sat
down on a mountain and waited for people to come to listen to his most
important sermon; 

the Beatitudes.

Jesus spoke
to only people who were interested and were willing to listen to his sermon,
similar to 

when people today are willing to go to mass.

Jesus sat
down to wait for people who truly wanted to be his disciples.

Jesus
says:

“You have
heard it said… you shall not kill.  Refers to Moses receiving the Ten
Commandments 

on Mount Sinai

But I say to
you… God said it.”

                                             

God ———> Moses                   Jesus himself

                                               

                                          

Moses is
simply a messenger. Moses sends the message to the people.

Jesus makes
the message; represents God, and becomes the Law Giver.

Jesus speaks
with authority, and then people realize that Jesus is really the Son of God.

The Beatitudes – Jesus teaches us how to be blessed,
and happy. (Matthew 5:3-10)

1 – Blessed
are the Poor in Spirit, for
theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven

2 – Blessed are
those who mourn, for they
shall be comforted.

      Feeling
sad / repent for others; not following God

3 – Blessed
are the meek, for they shall
inherit the earth.

    Meek– gentle (Examples are King
David and Jesus Christ himself)

    Being the BIGGER person; turning the other
cheek.

    Loving your enemies; doing Good to the Bad.

4 – Blessed
are the hunger & thirst
for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

     We hunger for holiness, and seek for
spirit and God constantly.

5 – Blessed
are the merciful, for they
shall receive mercy.

     We show mercy to everyone and forgive them
as Jesus would do.

6 – Blessed
are the pure (clean) of
heart, for they shall see God.

     We love God and our neighbors.

7 – Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they
shall be called children of God.

     Everyone in peace is considered children
of God.

8 – Blessed
are those who are persecuted
for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of

      Heaven.

     Those who sacrifice for God will be
remembered by the people.

 

We
started to separate into groups after the lecture to share our reflections and
thoughts 

regarding Fr. Foeckler’s teachings this month.

Each
person shared their most touching and inspiring segment of the lecture with
their group.

These
are our reflections on the Beatitudes…

    Motjari

Date:     2/17/2017

Topic: Sermon
on the Mountain – Beatitudes

SHARING/REFLECTION THAT
MOST INSPIRED ME IS…

Ahn, Jasmine –   “Poor in Spirit”: The example of the homeless man caught my attention since 

even though he did not have a lot of share. He gave the actor all that he had, sacrificing
his comfort 

for their daughter medicine.

Ahn, Jacob – “Meek-Gentle”: I picked this one because I liked the story of the
poor man who was very meek. 

I also liked the story of Saul and David.

Bae, Steve – “Poor in Spirit”: I liked the story of the poor homeless man because
although he had just received 

$100 dollars and was so happy to be able to have
a better environment, he was able to give it to 

the young man because he knew
that the young man needed it more. 

This
shows that he believed that all he
needed to do was to trust in God to take care of 

him. Although he was a
poor man with no money, he was humble in mind/spirit and recognized God.

Bae, Paul – “Poor in Spirit”: I liked 1^st beatitude which was poor in
spirit. I liked this because it was 

interesting and it was unlike what I would
normally think.

Kim, Albert – “Poor in Spirit”: It reflects me because usually in Chicago, we just
ignore the poor people. 

I don’t pay attention to them because they might kidnap
me and I am scared. I want to try to help those people. 

I can also try to not fight my brother and be generous to him.

Kim, Eric – “Persecuted”: They
were persecuted even though they were doing the right thing while 

the other
people are doing the wrong thing.  Just like when King Saul was trying to kill 

King David even do, killing David was wrong. It’s also like when they crucified
Jesus even do, 

Jesus did so many glories.

Kim, Esther – “Meek-Gentle”:
Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the land. Waiting for God 

will solve
your problems for you.  

Example: King
David was meek because when Saul tried to fight him, he had resisted.

Kim, Luke – “Poor in Spirit”:
The poor man that got $100 and bought things that can get him a better life, 

and gave it to a young man who needs the money by returning all the items he
bought and gave him $100. 

Later the young man said I am an actor and because of
your niceness, I’ll give you $500.

Kim, Tommy – “Persecuted”:
“Blessed are those who are persecuted” stood out to me because 

it showed me how
to be faithful to God.  It was amazing to
me how many people sacrificed their personal plans 

for God and their religion. I understand that even if you are pressured by others, you still have to make 

an effort to believe in God. The people who do this are truly heroes. These
people are also meek, just like Jesus.

Lee, Peter – “Poor in Spirit”: I
think the first Beatitude, “Poor in Spirit”, sticks out the most because there
are 

many rich people without spirit and people without money have a lot of
spirit. I think I am not poor in spirit 

because even though I am not rich, I
give it to the homeless and they are very thankful afterwards.

Yoo, Steve-“Meek-gentleness”:
King David was meek towards Saul and the bigger person and 

turned the other
cheek and loving the enemies; doing good to the bad.

Zyung, Noah – “Meek and gentle”

I liked the meek and gentle
Beatitude because that reminded me to be gentle and not to be rough.

One story that I really liked
that I should’ve not done, but reminded me was my basketball story.

During my basketball game, I
went into a fight with a kid named Jackson Hasbrook and I was out of 

the game
for a few minutes. That time I didn’t realize that I was being rough, but after
I saw 

the kid lying on the floor, I felt really bad for him. That story will
always be remembered in my heart 

and now I know never to do that again.

[In the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Amen]

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