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Offline phillips

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Re: Saint quotes on meekness
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2025, 10:03:13 AM »
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    • define meekness
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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #16 on: May 20, 2025, 10:49:45 AM »
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    • Quote from: phillips on May 20, 2025, 10:03:13 AM
    define meekness
    I am reminded of a recent sermon by Father Ringrose wherein he stated: "Meekness is strength".

    I don't remember his exact words beyond that but from what I remember he basically defined meekness as something like this:

    "Meekness is strength in bearing oneself calmly and cordially towards all afronts and injuries done to us without lashing back in the knowledge that all trials come to us through the will of God."

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    Also the book Humility of Heart is an amazing book!  I did not realize that there was an audio for it!  Thank you for sharing that information Gladius.
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    "Jesus, Meek and Humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine!"

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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #17 on: May 20, 2025, 10:55:03 AM »
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    • Quote from: AMDGJMJ on May 20, 2025, 10:49:45 AM
    I am reminded of a recent sermon by Father Ringrose wherein he stated: "Meekness is strength".

    I don't remember his exact words beyond that but from what I remember he basically defined meekness as something like this:

    "Meekness is strength in bearing oneself calmly and cordially towards all afronts and injuries done to us without lashing back in the knowledge that all trials come to us through the will of God."

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    Also the book Humility of Heart is an amazing book!  I did not realize that there was an audio for it!  Thank you for sharing that information Gladius.
    yeah my understanding is similar. it's not unconditionally rolling over to your offender or enemy. it's when you are strong but you're not being a bully about it. you remain humble in strength but unleash your fury only when it is justified for God's glory or in defense of his divine and moral laws or in defense of your own life and life of loved ones
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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #18 on: May 20, 2025, 11:02:10 AM »
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    • Quote from: phillips on May 20, 2025, 10:55:03 AM
    yeah my understanding is similar. it's not unconditionally rolling over to your offender or enemy. it's when you are strong but you're not being a bully about it. you remain humble in strength but unleash your fury only when it is justified for God's glory or in defense of his divine and moral laws or in defense of your own life and life of loved ones
    I mean how else would "the meek shall inherit the earth" as foretold by Our Lord? He said EARTH (that means in this life before going to heaven). you can't inherit the earth by rolling over like a coward. you inherit the earth by meekness which is strength and humility but using the strength to claim the earth from God's enemies
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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #19 on: May 20, 2025, 12:39:07 PM »
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    • Quote from: Seraphina on May 19, 2025, 12:50:41 PM
    :confused: Who downthumbs St. Teresa, St. Francis de Sales, and “Gladius” for thanking Gray and recommending a book?  Let’s hope these are mistakes!
    Apparently, we have an anonymous troll with a grudge on here. My question got 👎🏼, also. 
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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #20 on: May 20, 2025, 10:01:33 PM »
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    • Quote from: AMDGJMJ on May 20, 2025, 10:49:45 AM
    Also the book Humility of Heart is an amazing book!  I did not realize that there was an audio for it!  Thank you for sharing that information Gladius.

    You are welcome.
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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #21 on: May 22, 2025, 02:27:33 PM »
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    • As one friend often visits another, going to bid him good morning and good night, and looking in upon him at times during the day; so should you often visit Jesus in His Sacrament, and offer His Precious Blood many times in each visit to the Eternal Father, and you will see that your love will increase marvellously by these visits.----St. Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi
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    1 Corinthians: Chapter 13 "4 Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up; 5 Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil;"

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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #22 on: May 23, 2025, 09:11:51 AM »
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    • We must not neglect to exercise ourselves in self-knowledge, for this is of great importance in the contemplative way. But this should be done with due regard to time and measure. I mean, that after a soul has yielded and surrendered itself, and clearly understands that of itself it has no good thing, and is ashamed and confounded to stand before so great a King, and sees how little it returns for so many gifts----what necessity is there, under these circuмstances, to occupy it and make it spend more time, in this? We must let it pass to other things which the Lord places before it, so that it may come forth from itself, and fly to consider the greatness of its God.----St. Teresa
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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #23 on: May 24, 2025, 07:46:48 PM »
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    • The great work of our perfection is born, grows, and maintains its life by means of two small but precious exercises----aspirations and spiritual retirement. An aspiration is a certain springing of the soul towards God, and the more simple it is, the more valuable. It consists in simply beholding what He is, and what He has done and is doing for us; and it should excite the heart, as a consequence, to acts of humility, love, resignation or abandonment, according to circuмstances. Now, these two exercises have an incredible power to keep us in our duty, to support us in temptation, to lift us up promptly after falls and to unite us closely to God. Besides, they can be made at any time or place, and with all possible ease; therefore, they ought to be as familiar to us as the inspiration and expiration of air from our lungs.----St. Francis de Sales
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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #24 on: May 25, 2025, 01:01:00 PM »
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    • It is a great help to humility to accustom ourselves to draw from all things reflections suited to raise our hearts to God, by beholding in them all His perfections, or else the love He bears us, and our obligation to serve Him faithfully.----Scupoli (not a Saint, but a good quote on meekness)
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    • There is a certain method of prayer which is both very easy and very useful. It consists in accustoming our soul to the presence of God, in such a way as to produce in us a union with Him which is intimate, simple, and perfect. Oh what a precious kind of prayer is this!----St. Francis de Sales
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    Re: Saint quotes on meekness
    « Reply #26 on: May 27, 2025, 11:22:35 AM »
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    • If we persist in walking for a year in the presence of God, at the end of the year we shall find that we have reached unconsciously the summit of perfection.----St. Teresa
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    • The greater part of the faults which Religious commit against their Rules, and in all the exercises of piety, arise from easily losing sight of the presence of God.----St. Francis de Sales
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    • There is a certain method of practicing the presence of God, by which, if the soul chooses, she may remain always in prayer, and constantly enkindled and inflamed with the love of God. This consists in realizing, in the midst of our occupations, that we are doing the will of God in each, and in rejoicing and being glad that it is so.----St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
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