"In the practice of humility, it is a very sound principle never to display a humility that is not sincere. It is far better and far more humble to let one's pride appear where there is no danger of scandal, than to assume a humility that is not ours. For that reason, the cultivation of humility should commence in the interior. It will be learned by keeping good company, and the best company is that of Jesus and Mary. If we but read the life of our Lord as that of a friend, we cannot help being influenced by His constant example. Frequent meditation on the Passion will bring us more quickly to humility than anything else, and while humility is dependent upon true self-knowledge, such knowledge is better obtained by studying what God is, than what we ourselves are. The continual remembrance of God is one of the best ways of ensuring humility, for humility is really reverence for God, and advance in humility means advance in reverence for God. Here again we find that the Christian life is but a continuation of the Mass."~~Boylan, This Tremendous Lover, ch.17.
Cf.: https://girlwhowassaturday.blogspot.com/2017/08/order-our-days-in-your-peace.html
No comments:
Post a Comment