Which Beatitude does charity fall under?

Question

I have a beatitudes assignment, I want to talk about charity in my assignment, but I'm not sure which beatitude charity falls under. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Let us say that by "beatitudes" you mean the "blessed are the ..." parts of Matthew 5 and Luke 6. And let's say that by
"charity" you mean almgsgiving -- i.e., material help for the poor. If we say those things, then I don't see charity falling under the beatitudes except in some indirect way. If I wanted quickly to pick a text that has almsgiving at it center it would be, say, the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25:31-46.

I say this because the beatitudes seem to me to be more about spiritual good things and how they don't fit people's conceptions of being well off. They say that the poor or hungry or mournful person is blessed, i.e., is or will be somehow in a good state.

There is another definition of charity that I will mention for completeness but I don't think you are using it. The Latin word for the highest form of love (agape in Greek) is "caritas," which ended up in modern English as "charity." But originally "charity" was not just almsgiving but was full Christian love. So in earlier times if a woman was named "Charity" she was not being called "almsgiving" but her name meant the highest and deepest form of love.

Answer 2

Matt. 5:7, Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy, when you stop and help someone who can't pay you back, the Lord will pay you back. Thats Charity, giving looking for nothing in return.