The beatitudes are considered by the Church, to contain the most concise summary of the spiritual life of man. They are an introduce introduction to the teachings of [[Jesus]]. In the Orthodox Divine Liturgy, the beatitudes are chanted when the Book of the [[Gospel]]s is carried in solemn procession to the sanctuary to be proclaimed as the Word of [[God]] to the faithful. Thus it is the clear teaching of the Gospel and the Church that one enters into the mysteries of Christ and the Kingdom of God only by way of following the Lord's teachings in the beatitudes.