Homily for August 28, 2016 - 22nd
Sunday of Ordinary Time. In the Gospel of Luke (14:7-14) Jesus teaches us the
importance of humility, a foundational virtue for authentic
Christian living. A humble person knows who they are, recognizes their particular situation in
the human family, and accepts themselves as they are without pretense or
exaggeration. In humility we joyfully accept our real self and reject the false
self we often built up based on our imaginings and delusions, whether these be for better or for worse. It is in
accepting our real self that we find peace of heart and live in serenity while
we work, by God's grace, to refine our good qualities and reform the negatives
through a life of faith, prayer, sacraments, the Gospel, service to others.
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