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Augustine Humility Humility Humility. Blessed are those who endure in peace for by You Most High shall they be crowned.

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Has already levelledhis bow to strike meIs it not prudent to prevent its strokeby dying now to the worldthat at my deathI may live to God O sensual basemiserable and blind lifeis it possible that men.

. Jesus says in Matthew 1129 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am meek and humble of heart. Where there is Patience and Humility there is neither Anger nor Annoyance. Where there is peace and meditation there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

Wendy Wright insightfully observes to love our abasement is to love ourselves as God. Humility Is Key. Proverbs 165 says Every proud heart is an abomination to the Lord.

Humility C IX Let us never make a show of wishing to be last unless in our hearts we wish to truly be such In III 5 Self-deprecation is nothing more than a tricky kind of boasting S VIII 3 True humility makes no pretense of being humble and scarcely ever utters words of humility In III 5 Those who believe themselves to be far advanced. Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society - St. Where there is Love and Wisdom there is neither Fear nor Ignorance.

On further reflection as Dr. Quotes of the Day - 10 October - The Memorial of St Francis Borgia SJ 1510-1572 This death. Francis de Sales said The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility.

For Francis de Sales the high point of the virtue humility is reached when we not only acknowledge but love our abasement our pettiness our embarrassing situations. Francis he added was the saints Testament. Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves so that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally - St.

The second is frugality. And he desires all of us to be saved through him and to receive him with pure heart and chaste body. And the Lord himself led me among them and I had mercy upon them.

Though he was wealthy beyond reckoning he still willingly chose to be poor with his blessed. It will grow noisy and vulgar give scandal to others and leave in the soul a sense of restlessness and of vexation Cf St Francis de Sales Introduction to the Devout Life Bk III ch 9. Avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

The third is humility which keeps me from putting myself before others. And you will find rest for yourselvesd. While I was in sin it seemed very bitter to me to see lepers.

Humility and Charity Francis of Assisi Christ Chose to Be Poor. We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh but instead we must be simple humble and pure. Be gentle and you can be bold.

If the Holy Spirit may be called the peace of the soul uncontrolled anger may be called its disturber. Where there is poverty and joy there is neither greed nor avarice. Francis of Assisi quotes.

Simple Fruits Charity. At first view this appears to be a very negative and demeaning aspect of this virtue. To Jesus my dear Dioscorus I wish you to submit with complete devotion and to construct no other way for yourself of grasping and holding the truth than the way constructed by Him who as God saw how faltering were our steps.

The first is gentleness. As Francis says at the beginning of this text we should recognize our inherent goodness dignity and value as creatures made in the image and likeness of the Most. This way is first humility second humility third humility and however often you should ask me I.

The highest point of humility consists in not merely acknowledging ones abjection but in taking pleasure therein not from any want of breadth or courage but to give the more glory to Gods Divine Majesty and to esteem ones neighbour more highly than ones self. --St Francis De Sales. In it Francis wrote.

Where there is charity and wisdom there is neither fear nor ignorance. Early Documents Volume 1 On Being a Living Testimony While you are proclaiming peace with your lips be careful to have it even more fully in your heart On Inner Peace. Where there is Poverty and Joy there is neither Cupidity nor Avarice.

Equally invaluable in understanding St. Because we are still near the beginning of a new calendar year its not a bad thing to listen to Francis wisdom and consider the ways in which we might better live out our Christian lives in a spirit of humility. Be frugal and you can be liberal.

Where there is patience and humility there is neither anger nor vexation.

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