"If I love Jesus, I ought to resemble Him. If I love Jesus, I ought to love what He loves, what He prefers to all else: humility."
St. Peter Julian Eymard
For Reflection:
How does Jesus show us that He prefers humility to all else? Does my desire for humility reflect my love of Jesus?
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The Blessed Virgin Mary, assumed into heaven, gives hope to the human race. Like her, we are destined for eternity with God. Mary, Our Mother, pray for us!
Almighty and everlasting God,
You have taken up body and soul
into the heavenly glory the Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of Your Son: Grant, we beseech You,
that, ever intent upon heavenly things,
we may be worthy to be partakers of her glory.
Through Jesus Christ Your Son, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
One God, forever and ever. Amen.
From the Roman Missal
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"You're not humbled when you humble yourself, but when you are humbled by others and you bear it for Christ."
St. Josemaria Escriva
For Reflection:
Is God currently offering me an opportunity to grow in humility through others? What does St. Josemaria Escriva recommend so that I might mine the grace being offered me?
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"The day you see yourself as you are, you will think it natural to be despised by others."
St. Josemaria Escriva
For Reflection:
To what extent do I see myself as I am - not embellishing my weaknesses nor excusing them either. How would both of these extremes be a false humility?
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"You ought to use great caution, even in doing good things. For it may be that, in carrying out some good works, you are seeking only the favor and good graces of men: or the desire of praise may overtake you, and what is done for outward effect, fail of its inward reward."
Pope St. Gregory the Great
For Reflection:
What are two counterfeits of humility mentioned by Pope St. Gregory the Great? To what extent have I fallen victim to them? What one strategy can I employ in the future?
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"When tempted to despair, I have only one resource: to throw myself at the foot of the tabernacle like a little dog at the foot of his master."
St. John Vianney
For Reflection:
How does St. John Vianney recommend we find the grace we need to make it through a trial with right intention, fervency, courage, and trust in God? How much time a week do you spend before the Blessed Sacrament?
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Humility
"Humility is one of the most difficult virtues both to attain and to ascertain. It lies close upon the heart itself, and its tests are exceedingly delicate and subtle. Its counterfeits abound."
Venerable John Henry Newman
For Reflection:
Yesterday's Grace Line gave one counterfeit of the virtue of humility. What might be some other counterfeits?
(See tomorrow's Grace Line for more counterfeits of humility.)
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It's been an exhilarating time of production thus far here at
EWTN with several amazing guests like street smart evangelist Justin Fatica, chastity champions Jason and Cystalina Evert, powerful preacher and healer Fr. Philip Scott and the always informative Bert Ghezzi. But what I am most thrilled about is our day of live programming tomorrow with another favorite guest, Dr. Ted Sri who will be walking us through the upcoming changes to the Mass. I hope you will join us for this exciting opportunity. The details are below:
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"Humility does not consist in ignorance of truth. If a man is above the average height of men, he cannot help knowing it."
Cardinal Henry Edward Manning
For Reflection:
Why would it be a lack of humility to deny we have a gift God has given to us? How can we acknowledge the gift without falling into pride?
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"Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other; on the contrary, they are twin sisters."
Jean-Baptiste Lacordaire, O.P.
For Reflection:
What do I think is the relationship between "real excellence" and "humility?" Why are they "twin sisters?
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Almighty and everlasting God,
You have taken up body and soul
into the heavenly glory the Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of Your Son: Grant, we beseech You,
that, ever intent upon heavenly things,
we may be worthy to be partakers of her glory.
Through Jesus Christ Your Son, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
One God, forever and ever. Amen.
From the Roman Missal
It's been an exhilarating time of production thus far here at EWTN with several amazing guests like street smart evangelist Justin Fatica, chastity champions Jason and Cystalina Evert, powerful preacher and healer Fr. Philip Scott and the always informative Bert Ghezzi. But what I am most thrilled about is our day of live programming tomorrow with another favorite guest, Dr. Ted Sri who will be walking us through the upcoming changes to the Mass. I hope you will join us for this exciting opportunity. The details are below:
