REACHING THE NEXT DEGREE OF HUMILITY
“Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, but whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.” –Matthew 23:12 Mass Readings: February 27 First: Isaiah 1:10,16-20; Resp: Psalm 50:8-9,16-17,21,23; Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12 Listen to the Mass Readings Jesus is gentle and humble of heart (Mt 11:29). He humbled Himself even to death on the cross (Phil 2:8). He commands us to learn humility from Him (Mt 11:29). This Lent, He calls us to break new ground in humility – to be more humble than we’ve ever been before. Grow in humility by: submitting to the authority of even hypocritical leaders (see Mt 23:3), admitting...