Beatitudes or Corporal Works of Mercy?

At our last meeting we were talking about the Sunday Readings for Feb. 9, 2014. Various people mentioned that the FIRST READING by ISAIAH called to mind Jesus' teachings of the BEATITUDES (also referred to as the Sermon on the Mount) in Matthew's Gospel. But I also mentioned that I thought it more directly sounded like the Corporal Works of Mercy.

What do you think?  Click on the links and leave your comments below.

• The Sunday Readings for Feb. 9, 2014
• The Beatitudes
• The Corporal Works of Mercy
  

And just for kicks, here's the video from Monty Python's THE LIFE OF BRIAN