Ask yourselves:  How little am I before God? Am I poor in spirit?  Do I accept my weaknesses, my past, my sins, my idiosyncrasies, my eccentricities, and my failures? Do I accept them cheerfully?  To accept one's miserable self, cheerfully, is humility.

~Mother Angelica

For Reflection:

How cheerful am I when thinking of myself with all of my weaknesses and failures?  Do I despair or do I have a spirit-filled gratitude & thank God for His constancy & loving presence in my many shortcomings?

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                  STRATEGY 3 Make Use Of The Sacraments Holy Orders:  The Sacrament of Priesthood In a wholly singular way, the apostles became Christ's representatives.  They did not speak or act under their own authority, "but by Christ's authority; not as a member of the community, but speaking to it in the name of Christ" (no. 875). The apostles, and subsequently all who succeed them in the mission of the Church as priest, act under the power and authority of Jesus Christ bestowed upon them through the Holy Spirit. Therefore, they speak and act in persona Christi Capitis ("in the person of Christ the Head").