“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

For 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.)

PRIDE    pg 253

The virtue of humility is important precisely because it keeps us from falling into pride, which is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.  It was pride that caused the fall of Lucifer, one of the greatest of the angels.

Saintly Solutions to Life’s Common Problems:  From Anger, Boredom, and Temptation to Gluttony, Gossip, and Greed           by Fr Joseph Esper   

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