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Offline Gray2023

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« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2026, 12:31:07 PM »
I pray you, do not make much account of certain trifles which some call wrongs and grievances; for we seem to manufacture these things out of straws, like children, with our points of honor. A truly humble person never believes that he can be wronged in anything. Truly, we ought to be ashamed to resent whatever is said or done against us; for it is the greatest shame in the world to see that our Creator bears so many insults from His creatures, and that we resent even a little word that is contradictory. Let contemplative souls, in particular, take notice that if they do not find themselves quite resolved to pardon any injury or affront which may be inflicted upon them, they cannot trust much to their prayer. For the soul which God truly unites to Himself by so lofty a method of prayer, feels none of these things, and no longer cares whether she is esteemed or not, or whether she is spoken well of or ill; nay rather honors and repose give her more pain than dishonor and trials.----St. Teresa
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« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2026, 09:14:49 AM »
Whoever is humble, on being humiliated, humbles himself the more; on being rejected, rejoices in the disgrace; on being placed in low and mean occupations, acknowledges himself to be more honored than he deserves, and performs them willingly; and only abhors and avoids exalted and honorable offices.----St. Jane Frances de Chantal
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Offline Maria Dolorosa

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« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2026, 07:13:43 PM »
From the beginning of the world God inculcated humility and lowliness of spirit upon women. Immediately after the Fall she was told that she must be in subjection, the practice of humility being thus imposed upon her as a punishment. On the other hand, the consequence of original sin, namely, the tendency of the human heart to evil, consists, in the case of the woman, precisely in a constant endeavour to rebel, in a spirit of pride, against the sentence of punishment pronounced by God.


The more firmly this tendency to pride is implanted by nature in the heart of a woman, the more edifying and meritorious it is when she, with the aid of divine grace, fights against the tendency and gradually eradicates it, planting in its stead the fragrant violet of humility, causing it to take root, to flourish and blossom. The violet of humility is indeed one of the fairest ornaments of woman, and of the young girl more especially.

— Fr. Lasance, "The Catholic Girl's Guide", 7. The Violet - Humility
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Offline Gray2023

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« Reply #23 on: February 20, 2026, 03:53:21 PM »
Missionaries should rejoice to be considered poor in talent, birth and virtue, the dregs and off scouring of the world. They should be glad whenever there arises any opportunity for abjection and contempt, even though it be not for themselves alone, but also extending to the Congregation. And by this test they will be able to know what progress they are making in humility.----St. Vincent de Paul
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Offline Maria Dolorosa

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« Reply #24 on: February 20, 2026, 10:59:54 PM »
Let us not pay any attention to certain feelings of humility which people have (and whereon I intend to speak); for, to some it seems a part of humility not to understand those gifts which our Lord bestows upon them. But let us know well how the case stands with us, viz., that God does not give us those gifts through our own merit, and that we should be grateful to His Majesty for them: for if we know not what we receive, we cannot excite ourselves to love Him. 

And it is a most certain truth, that when we see ourselves to be very rich (provided that we know we are poor), then more profit comes to us, and our humility becomes even more sincere. The other course tends only to intimidate the soul and to make her think herself incapable of receiving great benefits; viz., if, when once our Lord begins to bestow them, the soul should also begin to terrify herself with the fear of vainglory. Rather let us believe, that He who gives such favours to us will likewise give us strength to resist the devil, and grace to discover him when he proceeds to attack us on this point. This will be the case if we act with sincerity before God, and desire to please Him alone, and not men.

— St. Teresa of Avila, Autobiography, Chapter X.

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