1) HUMILITY
To begin with, there was a time when I was troubled by a phrase from my morning offering: "O most holy and adorable Trinity, One God in Three Persons. I firmly believe that Thou art here present, and I adore Thee with the most profound humility."Do I really feel truly humble, or am I just repeating the words I learned?
It has nothing to do with how humble "I feel". What is really meant here is to acknowledge firstly, God's presence and secondly, how insignificant and unworthy I am compared to God Almighty.
I now use this phrase at the beginning of much of my prayer time.
Next are two definitions. I believe these may have come (to me) from listening to Father Chad Ripperger:
2) MEEKNESS
Meekness is power under control.
Think of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He truly showed almost infinite meekness. At any time during His passion and death on the cross He could have shown His glory and put a stop to everything. Instead He was very meek, accepting the insults and blows, being crowned with thorns rather than gold, allowing Himself to suffer and die on the cross out of infinite love for us!
3)CHARITY
I often hear people (priests even) claim that love and charity mean the same thing.
Here's the key difference:
Charity does not merely
consist in love of God and love of neighbor, but in the
love of God and t. (propter
Deum). One’s
neighbor is not loved for his own sake but for the
sake of God
Topics on Tradition by Father Chad Ripperger - From Litera Reader
Always pray for and train yourself to practice charity, not just love for its own sake. Do all things out of love for God.
Whether you are going to, say, volunteer at a food bank or pray for the holy souls in purgatory, learn to do so because you love God first. A great sinner could perform selfless acts of love without loving God. As Christians our first duty is always to love God above all created things. Out of our love for God we perform acts of charity ... but we only love others BECAUSE we love God first.
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