💬️ From The Traditional Catholic Missal.
"I thank Thee that I am not like the rest of men." 😯️?
Humility draws down God's graces. God reveals Himself to the humble and He despises arrogance and pride. We may be aware of our capabilities and accomplishments, but we must also remember that, "all these blessing are the works of the Holy Spirit," and therefore we should give glory to our true God.🤗️
Today the Traditional Catholic Church celebrates the Holy Mass of, Tenth Sunday After Pentecost. Today's Mass lesson for traditional Catholics; Lesson from Holy Gospel: Luke 18, 9-14. At that time, to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, Jesus spoke this parable: "Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give Thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men: extortioners, unjust, adulterers: as also is this publican; I fast twice in a week; I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven: but struck his breast, saying: 0 God, be merciful to me a sinner. 😓️ I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather than the others, why? because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Why did Jesus recite the parable of the Pharisee and the publican?
To warn us against pride, ambition, and vanity in our good works, which thereby lose all their merits; to teach us not to despise or judge any man, although he should appear most impious; finally, to show us that if we would be heard in our prayers, we must appear before God with an humble and penitent heart.
Why was not the Pharisee's prayer acceptable to God?
Because it was not a prayer, but rather a boast; for he praise himself, attributing his good works to himself, instead of giving God glory for them. Thus despising and presumptuously judging others, he sinned the more against God, instead of making himself worthy of his praise.
Why was the prayer of the publican acceptable to God?
Because, though short, it was most humble and penitent. He did not like the Pharisee, advance into the temple, but remained afar off, as though unworthy the presence of God and the fellowship of men. There he stood, with eyes cast down, in token that, for his sins, he was not worthy to look up to heaven; nay, he openly confessed himself a sinner, and in sorrow smote his breast, thereby punishing, as it were, says St. Augustine, the sins which had come from his heart.
Lesson: Let us, then, be afraid of vainglory, like St. Ignatius, who said, “They who praise me scourge me”; and St. Hilary, who wept when he saw himself honored, because he was afraid of receiving his reward on earth. Learn to despise vainglory, and think of what St. Augustine says: “God is most high; exalt yourself, and He withdraws from you; humble yourself, and He comes down to you. 'Seek in all things not your own but God's glory; accustom yourself before every under taking to raise your heart to God by making a good intention, and you will, like the publican, find grace before God.
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