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Thoughts on Humility. Excerpts from Humility of Heart by Fr. Cajetan Mary de Bergamo A beautiful way of asking humility of God was the following, which was used by a great Saint: Lord, I do not even …More
Thoughts on Humility.
Excerpts from Humility of Heart by Fr. Cajetan Mary de Bergamo A beautiful way of asking humility of God was the following, which was used by a great Saint: Lord, I do not even know what humility is like, but I know that I do not possess it and cannot of myself obtain it, and that unless I have it, I shall not be saved; therefore, it only remains for me to ask it of Thee; but give me the grace to ask it as I ought. Thou hast promised, O my God, to grant me all those things which I shall ask of Thee and which are necessary to my eternal salvation; and humility being most necessary to me, faith compels me to believe that Thou wilt grant me this, if I know how to ask it of Thee. But herein lies the difficulty, because I know not how to ask it of Thee as I ought. Teach me and help me that I may pray to Thee as Thou dost wish me to pray and in that efficacious manner in which Thou Thyself knowest that I shall be heard. And as Thou commandest me to be humble, I am ready …More
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