August 9
"Real excellence and humility are not incompatible with the other;
on the contrary, they are twin sisters."
-Jean-Baptiste Lacordaire, O.P.
Today's Reflection:
What do I think is the relationship between "real excellence" and "humility?" Why are they "twin sisters?"
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August 8
"Great graces cannot be obtained without humility. When you yourself experience humiliation, you should take it as a sure sign that some
great grace is in store."
-St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Today's Reflection:
Considering this quote by St. Bernard of Clairvaux, is it possible that I can begin to praise God for the humiliations I receive? How can I begin to hone the eyes of my soul so that I don't miss the "great grace" that is to come after the humiliation?
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August 7
"Jesus invited us to be like Him, humble of heart. But what is humility of the heart? It consists in receiving humiliations from God with a submissive love, in accepting one's state of life and one's duties whatever they are, and in not being ashamed of one's condition."
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
Today's Reflection:
St. Peter Julian Eymard lists three ways we grow in humility of heart. What are they? What humiliations can I embrace today? What one aspect of my state of life or my duties do I find most difficult? How can I use this as a means of growing in humility?
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August 6
"Pride makes us forgetful of our eternal interests. It causes us to neglect totally the care of our soul."
-St. John Baptist de la Salle
Today's Reflection:
Think of a prideful person you know. To what extent have you seen this quote to be true? What does this encourage you to do regarding your own spiritual life?
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August 5
"Pride is an illusion, a lie and a thief. And since it is a truth of faith that we are nothing, he who esteems himself and thinks that he is someone is a seducer who deceives himself."
-St. John Eudes
Today's Reflection:
Why is pride so lethal to the spiritual life? How does pride seduce us? (See tomorrow's Grace Line for one saint's explanation.)
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August 4
"True humility does not make a show of herself or use many humble words;
for she desires not only to conceal all other virtues, but most of all
to conceal herself."
-St. Francis de Sales
Today's Reflection:
How does the Blessed Virgin Mary exemplify these words?
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August 3
"The state of marriage is one that requires more virtue and constancy than any other. It is a perpetual exercise in mortification."
-St. Francis de Sales
Today's Reflection:
To what extent have I discovered this for myself? How can the virtue of humility help me?
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August 2
"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
Today's 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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August 1
"Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance."
-St. Augustine
Today's Reflection:
Consider St. Augustine's statement about humility. Why do you think humility is the foundation of all the other virtues? Why is the appearance of any other virtue merely pretense if humility is lacking?
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July 31
"With Christians, a poetical view of things is a duty. We are bid to color all things with hues of faith, to see a divine meaning in every event."
-Cardinal John Henry Newman
Today's Reflection:
Do I "color all things with hues of faith?" Do I see "a divine meaning in every event?" If I were to do so, how would this encourage the virtue of humility in me? What one situation or circumstance am I presently facing that can give me this opportunity?
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