The Gospel today talks about the virtue of humility, so I am going to share some of my favorite quotes on humility from some luminaries in our Catholic faith. Blessings to all you - have a blessed week. Father Lincoln.
“You must always humble yourself lovingly before God and before men, because God speaks only to those who are truly humble and He enriches them with His gifts.“ (St Padre Pio - 1887 -1968)
To be taken with love for a soul, God does not look on its greatness, but the greatness of its humility. (St John of the Cross - 1542 - 1591)
"No one reaches the kingdom of Heaven except by humility”. (St Augustine of Hippo - 354 - 430)
“Humility must always be doing its work in us like a bee making its honey in the hive: without humility, all will be lost.” (St Teresa of Avila - 1515 - 1582)
“The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it.” (St Vincent de Paul - 1581 - 1660)
“Humility is an attitude of honesty with God, oneself, and of all reality. It enables us to be at peace in the presence of our powerlessness and to rest in the forgetfulness of self.” (Father Thomas Keating - 1923 - 2018)
“ The truly humble reject all praise for themselves, and refer it all to God.”
(St. Alphonsus Liguori - 1696 - 1787)
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