| 1726 The Beatitudes teach us the final end to which God calls us: the Kingdom, the vision of God, participation in the divine nature, eternal life, filiation, rest in God. |
| 1727 The beatitude of eternal life is a gratuitous gift of God. It is supernatural, as is the grace that leads us there. |
| 1728 The Beatitudes confront us with decisive choices concerning earthly goods; they purify our hearts in order to teach us to love God above all things. |
| 1729 The beatitude of heaven sets the standards for discernment in the use of earthly goods in keeping with the law of God. |