“We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.”

                                -St. Teresa of Avila

For Reflection:

According to St. Teresa of Avila, why is meditating on the attributes of God an appropriate way to begin to cultivate the virtue of humility? Where do you most see yourself in the reflection above?

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Chapter One   Page 9 The Special Call and Gift of Woman

During those days of hopeful anticipation, as she went about saying her prayers, praising God, caring for that which was entrusted to her, she couldn't have known that she would figure so profoundly in the fulfillment of the Messianic prophecy. Couldn't have known that she had been specifically chosen by God the Father to be Theotokos, the "God-bearer", the one whose womb would be filled with the Word of God.