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III B.7 On the Practice of Humility
[Stems one’s undue sense of merit; allied to Temperance, a Moral/Cardinal Virtue] 237
(7.1) Imitate Jesus’ Humility: In the Mystery of His Incarnation (Diary, # 332, 1934)
(Diary, # 332): Jesus counseled Sr. Faustina to ponder on the mystery of the Incarnation.
He also told her that a humble, childlike soul pleases Him and that He readily “communes” with
such a soul:
Thursday (1934). When I started the Holy Hour, I wanted to immerse myself in
the Agony of Jesus in the Garden of Olives. Then I heard a voice in my soul:
“Meditate on the mystery of the Incarnation.” And suddenly the Infant Jesus
appeared before me, radiant with beauty. He told me how much God is pleased
with simplicity in a soul. “Although My greatness is beyond understanding, I
commune only with those who are little. I demand of you a childlike spirit”
(Diary, # 332).
(7.2) As Inconceivably Great God is - He is Pleased with a Humble Soul 238
(Diary, # 1092): Sr. Faustina wrote in her Diary that, “The more a soul humbles itself, the
greater the kindness with which the Lord approaches it. Uniting Himself closely with it, He
raises it to His very throne. Happy is the soul whom the Lord Himself defends.”
Once Jesus told Sr. Faustina, “My daughter, fear nothing. I am always with you, even if it
seems to you that I am not. Your humility draws Me down from My lofty throne, and I unite
Myself closely with you” (Diary, # 1109).
At another time, Sr. Faustina felt very weak. unable to meditate as she planned, and could
only lie down on her bed. She did pray and told the Lord Jesus that despite her condition, she
loved Him and “wanted to worship Him with her very weakness, submitting herself entirely to
His holy will” (Diary, # 782).
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Waldron, "Virtue." The Catholic Encyclopedia, Internet, 3.
Ibid., Faustina, Diary, # 1092, 1109, 782.
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