and with a loud shout she said: "Blessed are you among women, And blessed is your child!

Blessed is she who has believed, for what is promised to her by the Lord will be fulfilled."

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for He has come and brought His people deliverance;

Symeon also took Him in his arms and blessed God, and said:

Then He fixed His eyes upon His disciples, and began to speak. "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours!

Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be completely satisfied! Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you will laugh!

Blessed are you when people hate you and exclude you and denounce you, and spurn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

Then He took the five loaves and two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and He broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass on to the people.

Then He turned to His disciples when they were alone, and said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing.

Just as He was saying this, a woman in the crowd lifted her voice and said, "Blessed is the mother who bore you and nursed you!"

But He said, "Yes, but better still, blessed are those who listen to God's message and practice it!"

Now your house is abandoned to its fate! And I tell you, you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

and said: "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and praise on high!"

And after He had taken His place at table with them, He took the loaf and blessed it and broke it in pieces and handed it to them.

Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifted up His hands and blessed them.