The Redemptorist Virtue for the Month of August is...

Virtue: Humilty of Heart

Patron: St. Bartholomew

Text: Learn of Me because I am meek and humble of heart. Mt. 11:29

Christian tradition teaches that one of the most important elements of humility is the ability to accept that we are creatures of God, that God is the source of our talents and gifts.

Humility does not demand that we deny our gifts and talents but rather that we acknowledge from where they come.

Alphonsus says,

"He who loves God is not deceived by his own qualities because he knows that whatever he possesses is a gift of God, that without God he possesses only nothingness."

During August you might examine your life in light of these questions:

Do I really acknowledge my true relationship with God as Creator and Giver of all gifts?

Does this have a real impact on my behavior and on my relationship with others?

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