@Michelle Michelle to tell you true, its more important to be follower of Jesus , so denomination don't bother me much,, I love my Jesus,, My name is Timmy Edward which is given by mother Teresa, There is small story about it, I will tell you if you like,
@@characterfitness7591 that's not the truth. It's very very important to be a practicing catholic to give oneself the best chance at achieving salvation.
Speak as little as possible about yourself. Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others. Avoid curiosity (she is referring to wanting to know things that should not concern you.) Do not interfere in the affairs of others. Accept small irritations with good humor. Do not dwell on the faults of others. Accept censures even if unmerited. Give in to the will of others. Accept insults and injuries. Accept contempt, being forgotten and disregarded. Be courteous and delicate even when provoked by someone. Do not seek to be admired and loved. Do not protect yourself behind your own dignity. Give in, in discussions, even when you are right. Choose always the more difficult task.
So if someone pulls a knife on you you should be humble and delicate? So if my daughter is on a date and the guy tries to rape her, she should give in to his will? People, where is your common sense?
George Penton, you are talking about crimes, and Father is talking about selfishness. How quickly do we misinterpret things and missed the whole point? We need to ask God for wisdom.
I love CS Lewis’s quote. True humility is not thinking less of yourself...it is thinking of yourself less. Get out of self, become God conscious not self conscious.
In a world bloated with sin due to original sin and our own fault, we find ourselves with a disproportionate view of ourselves. This view needs to be severely cut down through thinking less of ourselves. Furthermore, being humble should enable us to have no problem with this notion. If you find yourself struggling with it, well, that's a bad sign. Moreover, if you understood your theology and knew what we were made of and from, then this wouldn't be so hard to comprehend.
Thank you so much for this Father. Mother Theresa is an amazing and Blessed woman and I am so thankful for her life. I just purchased her book and am looking forward to working more on decreasing my pride and increasing my humility. Thank you again and God Bless to you and yours. 😊
I live in Calcutta, and in this present day and age, holy people are more vulnerable to attack. So yes, she has been called names and such, but only God knows her holiness. Do read her 'Come be my Light'.
People these days are jealous and envious and because they have the weapon of social media and media in general they think they can just attack and assault anyone of whom they are jealous, without repercussion.
@Adresira Bandyopadhyaya I wouldn’t doubt she is attacked a lot over there. India has a lot of satanic activity occurring. The innumerable amount of scammers pretending to be Microsoft support agents, the IRS, Amazon Customer Support reps., and everything else in the world, as they lie and steal from people, is out of control there. They are very miserable and sad people. 😕 Talk about a place of people going to hell in a hand basket. It’s really sad.
@@st.michaelthearchangel7774 I don't think it is not more than what you see elsewhere. There are a lot of good people and diverse people here, and this land is old. The saints of old had a communion with God that most don't nowadays. As of scamming, it is a sad reality of any populous developing country.
While living in Papua New Guinea, Mother Theresa visited our church. After mass I had such joy when she took both of my hands and held them in hers, and said God bless you my child. Luv her so dearly
Wee Mother Theresa spent time in Our Lady of Loreto Convent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, Ireland. I attended the school, how humble I feel to know that I've most likely walked on the same footpath as she did. "Please God' teach me to walk in her footprints, Amen: Mother Theresa' pray for me, Amen: "thank-you Father for uploading this video." May God' continue to Bless and guide you, Amen:
God needs our poverty not our abundance. 3:24 The Means of Being Humble: 💕 Speak as little as possible about oneself 3:33 💕 Take care of ones personal matters 3:39 💕 Avoid curiousity 3:43 💕 Do not meddle in the affairs of others 3:48 💕 Accept contradictions with good humour 3:53 💕 Do not focus on the faults of others 4:00 💕 Accept reproach even if undeserved 4:05 💕 Yield to the will of others 4:12 💕 Accept insults 4:17 💕 Accept feeling uncared for, forgotten, despised 4:22 💕 Be courteous and sensitive even if someone provokes you 4:31 💕 Do not try to be admired and loved 4:38 💕 Do not hide behind ones own dignity 4:44 💕 Yield in arguments even if one is right 4:50 💕 Always choose what is most difficult. 4:57
Cardinal Merry de Val wrote a litany of humility to the same effect. It’s hard for anyone to show well because it requires so much of our interior life to be at peace. Few people make it past the humility stage because pride gets in the way of the spiritual life.
CHOOSE The HARDER TASK...that resonates with me. It's very powerful. It comes back to working hard through your life. The human spirit I believe is ornately LAZY. A Fine electrical energy ( spirit) lugging around a bag of bones and tissue. You must overcome the compulsion to take the easy way out. It will advance your spiritual journey no end. And GIVE IN TO OTHERS...this too is very difficult for most humans. You almost need to work out what it means but it's about imposing your will on others.people see it as a WEAKNESS but it's the opposite. It shows great strength of character. What a person. Such lessons we can only hope rub off on us. Being humble , in my books, is third to LOVE and RESPECT
Powerful lessons for all of us. How many times do we we instinctively react to injustice against us in order to protect our ego? Prayerful silence is better than reacting in indignation. Lets learn to choose our words judiciously. Less is more. Thank you for your wisdom, St. Theresa of Calcutta.
Mother Theresa thank you for teaching us to be humble. Just as Jesus has taught us to be humble what an excellent w a y of humility you gave too others! God bless you
The traditional litany of humility is scary to read. Not because of its severity.... No, because it's so frigging true. Something inside you screams that this is the truth. When you capable of hearing the truth, and you don't act on it when you hear it, prepare for pain with no remedy. You will never ever get it out your mind.
Means of being humble: **God needs our poverty not our abundance** -Speak as little as possible of oneself -Take care of one’s personal matters -Avoid curiosity -Do not meddle in the affairs of others -Accept contradictions with good humor -Do not focus on the faults of others -Accept reproach even if undeserved -Yield to the will of others -Accept insults -Accept feeling uncared for forgotten despised -Be courteous and sensitive even if someone provokes you -Do not try to be admired/ loved -Do not hide behind one’s own dignity -Yield in arguments even if one is right -Always choose what is most difficult Taken from the heart of joy book=various words of mother Teresa
These prescripts are definitely subject to the situation, such as in Luke when it says to whom much is given much is expected (abundance is expected), but we can all learn from these areas for other areas of life.
Pow! Right between the eyes. From my poverty I will be changed to be more like our savior, to be pleasing, to be obedient to His call. Oh you got me. Here I was trying so hard but never giving up my poverty. It’s so obvious now. Wow you explained it. I feel like an idiot. Next - the courage to do it. Oh boy. The only thing stopping me is my own self and I have a powerful shelf that will come screaming and kicking The whole way. It’s the way though! It’s Christ like! I’ll sY thank you now because I think I’ll “forget” to thank you for awhile, maybe forever. Okay, where do I sign up? Hah. I will go and try to give from my poverty (weakness’s) I’m Italian and have a temper. Oh boy.
Humility can be overdone. There are "spiritual" books out there thst say that the way to humility is to constantly degrade yourself and call yourself "a worm and not a man". I tried that method for years and it does not work. This method says that humility will become a little captain in your soul, commanding all of the other virtues, but in reality it becomes the father of dispair, hatred of God, drunkeness, drug use, sexual promiscuity and utter darkness and emptiness. Humility is important but not near as unimportant as some "spiritual" writers say. It is most certainly not the foundation of the spiritual life. Much more helpful in obtaining true humility is to recite daily the Litany of Humility. "Humility is not thinking less of yourself. Humility is thinking of yourself less." --C.S. Lewis
Helloe Tessa. Please visit MHFM’s channel for full truth on what has happened to the true Catholic Church, in Rome and in the whole world. This is, if you’re really of the truth. Have peace.
Mothe Theresa, from her childhood she sacrificed her life to Jesue and did service to allkind of people,the homeless. leprosy. the lamed so on and did and her is a landmark in the world AMen
If you ever do need to be humble Get stood up and just start to mumble Don’t put on no airs Don’t mind no-one cares And most of all don’t start to grumble
These maxims were written with her sisters who live in community in mind. they were written for them. Perhaps these points are even more difficult when living in close proximity and much familiarity. It is often those we love most who get the worst part of our being ourselves. Outside that familiarity one either lives with civility or pays the price. Inside it, folks often act out. My experience is: Before I ever saw this RUclips, I had seen these rules. As I read through the list they seemed to be more and more and more difficult. And I thought, she is a saint, I am not. So I set out to follow them. After maybe three weeks of trying to apply them daily, I noticed changers. The foolishness of the world seemed to slide off me. I ran into cheats, rude people, radio talks that would have riled me before, a person very, very close to me who lied to my face, on and on. Not that I didn't run into nice folks and situations, too. Perhaps I made more lemonade and sucked on less lemons. Perhaps they merely move one's heart away from concerns for and the love of the world and its vanities. If so, that would be a start, wouldn't it? It was the getting lied to my face when I realized humility on Mother Teresa's terms acted like a force shield. When that person accidentally revealed her lie, instead of my usual gotcha!, I just had to laugh. I had already known I had been lied to. I've been lied too so many times, I am sort of an unintentioned polygraph on two legs. Were I better at that when younger! When the bullets bounce off, I am better for it and so are the liars and rascals, because they loose that faculty, at least as it applies to me. I don't think they become more crafty, but rather less apt to be drawn to the same stunts. They want to control me rather than love me. I leave open the opportunity for the latter and the former lacks its desired effects and luster. And me? Maybe I don't become all lovey-dovey, but the pain doesn't stick. I don't hate and ruminate but move on to the next present moment. I don't know the exact quote, nor its shadow, nor source but there was something I read that goes like this:. Adversity and suffering sanctifies us when faced or offered like a saint. Be grateful for those who might annoy you or trouble you. They form you and give you the opportunity walk with Christ. Well that isn't close to the words but the same intent. And where are you now father? Have you kept these rules in mind?
She can’t pray for you as she is not with God. Please visit MHFM’s channel for full truth on what has happened to the true Catholic Church, in Rome and in the whole world. This is, if you’re really of the truth. Have peace.
It is my understanding that God does not want what is easy for us but what is difficult and a challenge for us to give. Our silence, our humility all so very painful to practice. Hope that helps.
Delete the thought of earthly poverty of starvation and financial incompetence. It's called 'poverty' when you choose to offer a prayer or something for a sacrifice or thanks giving, you must offer it self-less-ly... and when you come to Him and pray, come to Him like you are absolutely nothing... like a beggar that has nothing to offer but his faith--not a single treasure that is owned by this earth. Like a child that comes home empty and helpless---humble and not proud. In this way, we are inviting God to work for our spiritual life.
God does not need our poverty or anything else from us, and to imagine that He does is an act or symptom of pride itself. We aren't that important. God did just fine before He created us. Spend your time loving God and doing good works for neighbor and that will be humility enough. God wants (but does not need) souls who love Him, not souls who grovel in front of Him.God is not on an ego trip. "Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking about yourself less." ---C. S. Lewis
@@georgepenton808 don't speak for God. Just speak to God. What a ridiculous thing to say. We are not that important. God sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for us and to shed His blood for us and to go to Hell for us to pay for our sins and you say we are not important. Just keep your mouth shut except when you talk to God in prayer.
B J Wow, BJ, where did that come from? Maybe George Penton does speak for God. If you read the Bible you get a very different picture of God then the one Mother Teresa refers to.
Mother theresa got these from jesus it is jesus's list of humilty. Than k Hod mother theresa had the wisdom given by God to help us understand but ultimately...thats God's list ;)
A little cold water from the real world: Invite humility in your heart and kiss any ability to accomplish anything good bye. Does anybody reading this live in the real world?
George, I’m so sorry for your pain. In reading all that you have posted on this thread, your pain is palpable. May the Most Precious Blood of Jesus wash over you and heal you completely.
If Mother Teresa had bern truly humble wouldn't she have said, oh, I am not worthy to become a nun, and stayed in Albania and maybe have gotten married? Wouldn't have every priest and nun in history done the same?
@johnny bhai I didn't mean to disparage Mother Teresa. I meant to point out the catch-22 of humility----sure, humility helps us to see who we are before God, but quite often when we see how lowly and sinful we are, are we not more likely to avoid higher callings? I know that Padre Pio, the night before his Ordination to the priesthood, almost backed out because he knew himself to be unworthy of such an high honor.
Did anybody ever stop to think that if Mother Teresa truly had humility she would have never become a nun in the first place? She would have thought of herself as too unworthy.
That is not true. I don't think the form matters! Whether nun, wife, daughter, sister, mother, businesswoman, lover, princess, queen, leader, slave.... it's all form and all that matters is Purpose. Mother Teresa's soul chose this form as 'Nun' because that's the form that allowed her the most forgiveness opportunities in this lifetime. What is interesting to me is not how humble Mother Teresa was, but where YOUR mind is at when you ask that question. As if trying to find imperfection in others somehow makes you feel better about yourself. Instead of feeling good about yourself regardless of what others do or do not do. I think if Mother's life can offer you anything, for you, it would be that question: Why does Mother T's seeming lack of humility matter to you? Where in ME am I not being humble when I judge others as not being authentic (which is what you are saying about Mother T). How, in my daily life and thoughts, am I not being authentic to myself and therefore also not towards others?
@@stmichl9433 Basically, what I am asking is what is the real nature of humility? If it really means a recognition of our own unworthiness how can anyone dare to be a priest or nun or to take any leadership role whatsoever? This was not meant as an attack on Mother Teresa.
George Penton I think you're misunderstanding the nature of humility in the spiritual sense and conflating it with a worldly or egoic idea of humility which is about unworthiness and smallness. The spiritual notion of humility is a very different one to the one you're talking about.
@@stmichl9433 You may be right but all the material I have read on that subject suggests that if a person isn't groveling before God and other people, especially authority figures, then they are not being humble.
Dear brother, I don’t know if I’ll be able to explain what humility means, but From what I’ve read I believe it is when you trust more in God that in yourself and when trying to respond to his call you place your faith in his mercy. Because when he asks something from us he gives us his help, his grace and that is how many saints reach such levels of Sainthood, not from their effort but from Gods mercy.
All these priests and nuns claiming to be so humble and holy----if they are so humble, why don't they say, oh, I am not worthy, I am a worm and not a man, and resign from the priesthood or religious life?
George Penton Who would hand down the faith through the magisterium of the Church as instructed by our Lord if we had no priests? They take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Is that not humility? Yes, they are human and can fall into sin. However, they know God's love and through repentance will receive His mercy. Pray for priests and religious.
George, that type of fatalistic thinking is dangerous. Why stop there? Why not say that about any follower of Jesus? How could anyone have the audacity to call themselves a Christian and pick up their cross daily? The point is this: wearing a habit doesn't say anything about humility or pride. It says the same thing a wedding band does: a personal vocation. All sin is rooted in pride, so we're all hypocrites. We all have to work through it with the help of the Lord.
This is an excellent question. This is a question that some of the wisest figures in the Church have spent a great deal of time and ink addressing throughout history. The first part of your question is how they tend to answer "I am a worm and not a man/woman" Mother Alexandra of Holy Transfiguration Orthodox monastery in Pennsylvania wrote in her book Our Father: "Such as I am full of fault and ineptitude, take me, use me, where most I can be of use. Let me, like the rain worm, do my share in moving some grain of soil in Thy vineyard; that I may partake in some small way in Thy redeeming work." Yes, we are worms. We are full of faults. But even the worms have some small role to fulfill in God's creation. We must also fulfill our small roles. One can also express vainglory through excessive self-abasement. "My unworthiness is more important than the work I am supposed to complete" is really just another way of saying "I am more important than the work I am supposed to complete." Imagine a person who says, "If I can't make as much money as Bill Gates at my job, I won't work" that is the same as a monk or nun saying "If I can't have [pick an often venerated saint]'s calling, I won't fulfill any calling." If one is married, one cannot live like a monk. If one is a monk, one is not expected to bring children into the world and raise them. Everyone is expected to fulfill their own small role whether it is as "great" as the hermit monk who fights logismi with thoughts like "I am a worm" or whether it's getting up a 2am to feed your crying baby or talking your parishioner through her cancer scare instead of getting to a coffee you really really "need" right now. I can't remember which book I read this in, but St. Anthony the Great (the father of all the monks) said that one should strive to gain discernment before humility, because it is so easy to fool oneself into thinking one is acquiring humility when what one is really acquiring is vainglory. I can't do this answer justice with a few quotes. Read everything you can find from the Desert Fathers and Mothers, and go find a monastic who has acquired prayer and ask. Read every book quoting the desert fathers you can get, and remember, no fasting or prayer regiments that are stricter than what your fellow parishioners do unless someone (living) more experienced in fasting and prayer is directing you. I believe the quote goes something like "He who has no one as a spiritual father has a fool as a spiritual father"
All I am saying is that humility is way oversold as a virtue. Loving God and loving and serving neighbor in a self-sacrificial way, that is humble enough. Whenever I read or hear some priest, nun, or "saint" say, oh, I'm a worm and not a man, I am disgusted. If they realky thought of themselves this way that would resign from the priesthoid or religious life in a heartbeat. The Anglican C. S. Lewis put all those "holy", "humble" Catholic saints to shame when he simply said "humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less". He might be the only writer on the subject who ever really understood true humility.
George Penton Is it not prideful to be upset over this? Humble yourself that you may overcome your ego controlling you being bothered (“disgusted”) by the value others put on humility.
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I get thrilled whenever I see her picture, I was in her orphanage, and I have a BIBLE & ROSARY gifted by her, I love you mamma,,
@Michelle Michelle Praise God ,Yes
@Michelle Michelle to tell you true, its more important to be follower of Jesus , so denomination don't bother me much,, I love my Jesus,, My name is Timmy Edward which is given by mother Teresa, There is small story about it, I will tell you if you like,
@@characterfitness7591 that's not the truth.
It's very very important to be a practicing catholic to give oneself the best chance at achieving salvation.
@Mary J 1973 to 1984. Met her thrice in my life time
Money was her god.
Speak as little as possible about yourself.
Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others.
Avoid curiosity (she is referring to wanting to know things that should not concern you.)
Do not interfere in the affairs of others.
Accept small irritations with good humor.
Do not dwell on the faults of others.
Accept censures even if unmerited.
Give in to the will of others.
Accept insults and injuries.
Accept contempt, being forgotten and disregarded.
Be courteous and delicate even when provoked by someone.
Do not seek to be admired and loved.
Do not protect yourself behind your own dignity.
Give in, in discussions, even when you are right.
Choose always the more difficult task.
@Aby Thomas Thank you 😊
So if someone pulls a knife on you you should be humble and delicate? So if my daughter is on a date and the guy tries to rape her, she should give in to his will?
People, where is your common sense?
Thanks you for posting.
George Penton that is not a correct interpretation
George Penton, you are talking about crimes, and Father is talking about selfishness. How quickly do we misinterpret things and missed the whole point? We need to ask God for wisdom.
I love CS Lewis’s quote. True humility is not thinking less of yourself...it is thinking of yourself less. Get out of self, become God conscious not self conscious.
Yes, I like his quote. I heard another one somewhere, too. Humility is a healthy dose of self-forgetfulness.
Humility is both
I think to be humble is not to think less of yourselves , but to think less about yourself 🌷
BINGO EXACTLY.
Acrually, it's both
@@MarkKaranjaM4K no sorry it’s not . Your wrong there
In a world bloated with sin due to original sin and our own fault, we find ourselves with a disproportionate view of ourselves. This view needs to be severely cut down through thinking less of ourselves. Furthermore, being humble should enable us to have no problem with this notion. If you find yourself struggling with it, well, that's a bad sign. Moreover, if you understood your theology and knew what we were made of and from, then this wouldn't be so hard to comprehend.
@@MarkKaranjaM4K these are mother Teresa s words not mind so I think above anyone she understood it .
Thank you so much for this Father. Mother Theresa is an amazing and Blessed woman and I am so thankful for her life. I just purchased her book and am looking forward to working more on decreasing my pride and increasing my humility. Thank you again and God Bless to you and yours. 😊
I surely need this lesson! Thank you Father.
Me too
St Mother Teresa... pray for us. 🙏
This is so beautiful. Thank you father.
I live in Calcutta, and in this present day and age, holy people are more vulnerable to attack. So yes, she has been called names and such, but only God knows her holiness. Do read her 'Come be my Light'.
People these days are jealous and envious and because they have the weapon of social media and media in general they think they can just attack and assault anyone of whom they are jealous, without repercussion.
@Adresira Bandyopadhyaya I wouldn’t doubt she is attacked a lot over there. India has a lot of satanic activity occurring. The innumerable amount of scammers pretending to be Microsoft support agents, the IRS, Amazon Customer Support reps., and everything else in the world, as they lie and steal from people, is out of control there. They are very miserable and sad people. 😕
Talk about a place of people going to hell in a hand basket. It’s really sad.
@@st.michaelthearchangel7774 I don't think it is not more than what you see elsewhere. There are a lot of good people and diverse people here, and this land is old. The saints of old had a communion with God that most don't nowadays. As of scamming, it is a sad reality of any populous developing country.
While living in Papua New Guinea, Mother Theresa visited our church. After mass I had such joy when she took both of my hands and held them in hers, and said God bless you my child. Luv her so dearly
God Bless from Ireland
Wee Mother Theresa spent time in Our Lady of Loreto Convent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, Ireland. I attended the school, how humble I feel to know that I've most likely walked on the same footpath as she did. "Please God' teach me to walk in her footprints, Amen:
Mother Theresa' pray for me, Amen:
"thank-you Father for uploading this video."
May God' continue to Bless and guide you, Amen:
God needs our poverty not our abundance. 3:24
The Means of Being Humble:
💕 Speak as little as possible about oneself 3:33
💕 Take care of ones personal matters 3:39
💕 Avoid curiousity 3:43
💕 Do not meddle in the affairs of others 3:48
💕 Accept contradictions with good humour 3:53
💕 Do not focus on the faults of others 4:00
💕 Accept reproach even if undeserved 4:05
💕 Yield to the will of others 4:12
💕 Accept insults 4:17
💕 Accept feeling uncared for, forgotten, despised 4:22
💕 Be courteous and sensitive even if someone provokes you 4:31
💕 Do not try to be admired and loved 4:38
💕 Do not hide behind ones own dignity 4:44
💕 Yield in arguments even if one is right 4:50
💕 Always choose what is most difficult. 4:57
Fantastic in theory very hard in practice !!
@@toomylight2311 maybe, she went through all these?
Cardinal Merry de Val wrote a litany of humility to the same effect. It’s hard for anyone to show well because it requires so much of our interior life to be at peace. Few people make it past the humility stage because pride gets in the way of the spiritual life.
@@MissPopuri if anyone could uphold all these than they’d be a saint wouldn’t they !
Thank you, Father. That struck a deep chord in me.
By perfectly loving God these will come naturally, effortlessly. Seek to Love God above all things. With all thy heart.
CHOOSE The HARDER TASK...that resonates with me. It's very powerful. It comes back to working hard through your life. The human spirit I believe is ornately LAZY. A Fine electrical energy ( spirit) lugging around a bag of bones and tissue. You must overcome the compulsion to take the easy way out. It will advance your spiritual journey no end.
And GIVE IN TO OTHERS...this too is very difficult for most humans. You almost need to work out what it means but it's about imposing your will on others.people see it as a WEAKNESS but it's the opposite. It shows great strength of character.
What a person. Such lessons we can only hope rub off on us. Being humble , in my books, is third to LOVE and RESPECT
These are the type of challenges i need honestly
Powerful lessons for all of us. How many times do we we instinctively react to injustice against us in order
to protect our ego?
Prayerful silence is better than reacting in indignation.
Lets learn to choose our words judiciously. Less is more. Thank you for your wisdom, St. Theresa of Calcutta.
Ulana Campbelly
So true!
Do ypu people honestly believe that humility is just letting people walk all over you?
Lord fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff and nudge me when I have said enough Amen.
Such a beautiful Homily thank you 🙏
Thank you for sharing.. I too need this
Thank you father. Just thinking about these points is already hard enough...but thank you.
Mother Theresa thank you for teaching us to be humble. Just as Jesus has taught us to be humble what an excellent w a y of humility you gave too others! God bless you
The traditional litany of humility is scary to read.
Not because of its severity.... No, because it's so frigging true.
Something inside you screams that this is the truth.
When you capable of hearing the truth, and you don't act on it when you hear it, prepare for pain with no remedy.
You will never ever get it out your mind.
Means of being humble:
**God needs our poverty not our abundance**
-Speak as little as possible of oneself
-Take care of one’s personal matters
-Avoid curiosity
-Do not meddle in the affairs of others
-Accept contradictions with good humor
-Do not focus on the faults of others
-Accept reproach even if undeserved
-Yield to the will of others
-Accept insults
-Accept feeling uncared for forgotten despised
-Be courteous and sensitive even if someone provokes you
-Do not try to be admired/ loved
-Do not hide behind one’s own dignity
-Yield in arguments even if one is right
-Always choose what is most difficult
Taken from the heart of joy book=various words of mother Teresa
These prescripts are definitely subject to the situation, such as in Luke when it says to whom much is given much is expected (abundance is expected), but we can all learn from these areas for other areas of life.
Pow! Right between the eyes. From my poverty I will be changed to be more like our savior, to be pleasing, to be obedient to His call. Oh you got me. Here I was trying so hard but never giving up my poverty. It’s so obvious now. Wow you explained it. I feel like an idiot. Next - the courage to do it. Oh boy. The only thing stopping me is my own self and I have a powerful shelf that will come screaming and kicking The whole way. It’s the way though! It’s Christ like! I’ll sY thank you now because I think I’ll “forget” to thank you for awhile, maybe forever. Okay, where do I sign up? Hah. I will go and try to give from my poverty (weakness’s) I’m Italian and have a temper. Oh boy.
God needs our poverty not our abundance 🙏
This is just what I needed to hear today 💗
Timely and perfect. Thank you, Father.
Thanks Father.
Nice one Father really helpful to adhere Humility...the most difficult virtue ....
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Thank you for sharing 🙏
PRAISE OUR HOLY ALMIGHTY FATHER IN THE NAME OF JESUS AMEN
Humility can be overdone.
There are "spiritual" books out there thst say that the way to humility is to constantly degrade yourself and call yourself "a worm and not a man". I tried that method for years and it does not work. This method says that humility will become a little captain in your soul, commanding all of the other virtues, but in reality it becomes the father of dispair, hatred of God, drunkeness, drug use, sexual promiscuity and utter darkness and emptiness.
Humility is important but not near as unimportant as some "spiritual" writers say. It is most certainly not the foundation of the spiritual life. Much more helpful in obtaining true humility is to recite daily the Litany of Humility.
"Humility is not thinking less of yourself. Humility is thinking of yourself less."
--C.S. Lewis
Wow thanks. I have the book it’s chapter 8!
St Mother Teresa pray for us all Amen ♥️♥️♥️
This spoke to me in ways I did not expect. May Mother Teresa look down on us from Heaven and help us in our struggles..... 🙏
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St Teresa of Kolkata pray for us all.
Good! Thank you.
live a simple life and give to others
La Santa del siglo 20 ! Cristo Ayer Cristo hoy Cristo siempre! Dios te bendiga padre por recordarnos que debemos de ser a los ojos de Cristo.
Mothe Theresa, from her childhood she sacrificed her life to Jesue and did service to allkind of people,the homeless. leprosy. the lamed so on and did and her is a landmark in the world AMen
Greatest lady of the century
My left ear has been humbled
Yikes..these are simple things...but definantly hard things!
Very simple, extremely difficult.
If you ever do need to be humble
Get stood up and just start to mumble
Don’t put on no airs
Don’t mind no-one cares
And most of all don’t start to grumble
Anyone know this priest’s name? I would like to listen to more sermons of his. Thanks
AMEN.
What are the paintings at 11:05??
BRILLIANT
May I suggest taking it one point at a time...till you master them all
This volume is very low.😔
These maxims were written with her sisters who live in community in mind. they were written for them. Perhaps these points are even more difficult when living in close proximity and much familiarity. It is often those we love most who get the worst part of our being ourselves. Outside that familiarity one either lives with civility or pays the price. Inside it, folks often act out.
My experience is: Before I ever saw this RUclips, I had seen these rules. As I read through the list they seemed to be more and more and more difficult. And I thought, she is a saint, I am not. So I set out to follow them. After maybe three weeks of trying to apply them daily, I noticed changers. The foolishness of the world seemed to slide off me. I ran into cheats, rude people, radio talks that would have riled me before, a person very, very close to me who lied to my face, on and on. Not that I didn't run into nice folks and situations, too. Perhaps I made more lemonade and sucked on less lemons. Perhaps they merely move one's heart away from concerns for and the love of the world and its vanities. If so, that would be a start, wouldn't it?
It was the getting lied to my face when I realized humility on Mother Teresa's terms acted like a force shield. When that person accidentally revealed her lie, instead of my usual gotcha!, I just had to laugh. I had already known I had been lied to. I've been lied too so many times, I am sort of an unintentioned polygraph on two legs. Were I better at that when younger! When the bullets bounce off, I am better for it and so are the liars and rascals, because they loose that faculty, at least as it applies to me. I don't think they become more crafty, but rather less apt to be drawn to the same stunts. They want to control me rather than love me. I leave open the opportunity for the latter and the former lacks its desired effects and luster. And me? Maybe I don't become all lovey-dovey, but the pain doesn't stick. I don't hate and ruminate but move on to the next present moment.
I don't know the exact quote, nor its shadow, nor source but there was something I read that goes like this:. Adversity and suffering sanctifies us when faced or offered like a saint. Be grateful for those who might annoy you or trouble you. They form you and give you the opportunity walk with Christ. Well that isn't close to the words but the same intent.
And where are you now father? Have you kept these rules in mind?
Praise be Jesus 🙏🙏.
Mother Teresa pray for us✝️✝️.
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Please explain God wanting our poverty.
It is my understanding that God does not want what is easy for us but what is difficult and a challenge for us to give. Our silence, our humility all so very painful to practice. Hope that helps.
Well he doesn't want our riches he wants our hearts.
Dare i say if you are blessed then thank him (:
God "needs" our poverty?
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Delete the thought of earthly poverty of starvation and financial incompetence. It's called 'poverty' when you choose to offer a prayer or something for a sacrifice or thanks giving, you must offer it self-less-ly... and when you come to Him and pray, come to Him like you are absolutely nothing... like a beggar that has nothing to offer but his faith--not a single treasure that is owned by this earth. Like a child that comes home empty and helpless---humble and not proud. In this way, we are inviting God to work for our spiritual life.
God does not need our poverty or anything else from us, and to imagine that He does is an act or symptom of pride itself.
We aren't that important. God did just fine before He created us. Spend your time loving God and doing good works for neighbor and that will be humility enough. God wants (but does not need) souls who love Him, not souls who grovel in front of Him.God is not on an ego trip.
"Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking about yourself less."
---C. S. Lewis
@@georgepenton808 don't speak for God. Just speak to God. What a ridiculous thing to say. We are not that important. God sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for us and to shed His blood for us and to go to Hell for us to pay for our sins and you say we are not important. Just keep your mouth shut except when you talk to God in prayer.
B J Wow, BJ, where did that come from? Maybe George Penton does speak for God. If you read the Bible you get a very different picture of God then the one Mother Teresa refers to.
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She bowed to buddha. She told the Muslim to pray to their God. And so forth and so on. She said herself in her book that she doesn't have the faith.
I feel like this is “nice” behavior?
Amen 🙏
Mother theresa got these from jesus it is jesus's list of humilty. Than k Hod mother theresa had the wisdom given by God to help us understand but ultimately...thats God's list ;)
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Ora pro nobis
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I wanted to read Heart of Joy after listening to this but unfortunately, I can't find a copy.....
Amen
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A little cold water from the real world: Invite humility in your heart and kiss any ability to accomplish anything good bye.
Does anybody reading this live in the real world?
Hi, where is this from?
George, I’m so sorry for your pain. In reading all that you have posted on this thread, your pain is palpable. May the Most Precious Blood of Jesus wash over you and heal you completely.
If you need to do a video about humility you haven't got it. Lol
If Mother Teresa had bern truly humble wouldn't she have said, oh, I am not worthy to become a nun, and stayed in Albania and maybe have gotten married? Wouldn't have every priest and nun in history done the same?
@johnny bhai I didn't mean to disparage Mother Teresa. I meant to point out the catch-22 of humility----sure, humility helps us to see who we are before God, but quite often when we see how lowly and sinful we are, are we not more likely to avoid higher callings? I know that Padre Pio, the night before his Ordination to the priesthood, almost backed out because he knew himself to be unworthy of such an high honor.
@johnny bhai They became saints but not with humility. Had they been truly humble they would not have become a priest or nun in the first place.
@johnny bhai Can you think of anything more prideful than a lowly sinful human being claiming to be worthy enough to be a priest or nun?
George Penton dear man, may I suggest you have a good examination of conscience? May you receive grace to learn true humility.
@johnny bhai Oh, I am not worthy to become a priest.
Did anybody ever stop to think that if Mother Teresa truly had humility she would have never become a nun in the first place? She would have thought of herself as too unworthy.
That is not true. I don't think the form matters! Whether nun, wife, daughter, sister, mother, businesswoman, lover, princess, queen, leader, slave.... it's all form and all that matters is Purpose. Mother Teresa's soul chose this form as 'Nun' because that's the form that allowed her the most forgiveness opportunities in this lifetime. What is interesting to me is not how humble Mother Teresa was, but where YOUR mind is at when you ask that question. As if trying to find imperfection in others somehow makes you feel better about yourself. Instead of feeling good about yourself regardless of what others do or do not do. I think if Mother's life can offer you anything, for you, it would be that question: Why does Mother T's seeming lack of humility matter to you? Where in ME am I not being humble when I judge others as not being authentic (which is what you are saying about Mother T). How, in my daily life and thoughts, am I not being authentic to myself and therefore also not towards others?
@@stmichl9433 Basically, what I am asking is what is the real nature of humility? If it really means a recognition of our own unworthiness how can anyone dare to be a priest or nun or to take any leadership role whatsoever?
This was not meant as an attack on Mother Teresa.
George Penton I think you're misunderstanding the nature of humility in the spiritual sense and conflating it with a worldly or egoic idea of humility which is about unworthiness and smallness. The spiritual notion of humility is a very different one to the one you're talking about.
@@stmichl9433 You may be right but all the material I have read on that subject suggests that if a person isn't groveling before God and other people, especially authority figures, then they are not being humble.
Dear brother, I don’t know if I’ll be able to explain what humility means, but From what I’ve read I believe it is when you trust more in God that in yourself and when trying to respond to his call you place your faith in his mercy. Because when he asks something from us he gives us his help, his grace and that is how many saints reach such levels of Sainthood, not from their effort but from Gods mercy.
All these priests and nuns claiming to be so humble and holy----if they are so humble, why don't they say, oh, I am not worthy, I am a worm and not a man, and resign from the priesthood or religious life?
George Penton
Who would hand down the faith through the magisterium of the Church as instructed by our Lord if we had no priests? They take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Is that not humility? Yes, they are human and can fall into sin. However, they know God's love and through repentance will receive His mercy. Pray for priests and religious.
George, that type of fatalistic thinking is dangerous. Why stop there? Why not say that about any follower of Jesus? How could anyone have the audacity to call themselves a Christian and pick up their cross daily? The point is this: wearing a habit doesn't say anything about humility or pride. It says the same thing a wedding band does: a personal vocation. All sin is rooted in pride, so we're all hypocrites. We all have to work through it with the help of the Lord.
This is an excellent question. This is a question that some of the wisest figures in the Church have spent a great deal of time and ink addressing throughout history.
The first part of your question is how they tend to answer "I am a worm and not a man/woman"
Mother Alexandra of Holy Transfiguration Orthodox monastery in Pennsylvania wrote in her book Our Father: "Such as I am full of fault and ineptitude, take me, use me, where most I can be of use. Let me, like the rain worm, do my share in moving some grain of soil in Thy vineyard; that I may partake in some small way in Thy redeeming work." Yes, we are worms. We are full of faults. But even the worms have some small role to fulfill in God's creation. We must also fulfill our small roles.
One can also express vainglory through excessive self-abasement. "My unworthiness is more important than the work I am supposed to complete" is really just another way of saying "I am more important than the work I am supposed to complete." Imagine a person who says, "If I can't make as much money as Bill Gates at my job, I won't work" that is the same as a monk or nun saying "If I can't have [pick an often venerated saint]'s calling, I won't fulfill any calling." If one is married, one cannot live like a monk. If one is a monk, one is not expected to bring children into the world and raise them. Everyone is expected to fulfill their own small role whether it is as "great" as the hermit monk who fights logismi with thoughts like "I am a worm" or whether it's getting up a 2am to feed your crying baby or talking your parishioner through her cancer scare instead of getting to a coffee you really really "need" right now.
I can't remember which book I read this in, but St. Anthony the Great (the father of all the monks) said that one should strive to gain discernment before humility, because it is so easy to fool oneself into thinking one is acquiring humility when what one is really acquiring is vainglory.
I can't do this answer justice with a few quotes. Read everything you can find from the Desert Fathers and Mothers, and go find a monastic who has acquired prayer and ask. Read every book quoting the desert fathers you can get, and remember, no fasting or prayer regiments that are stricter than what your fellow parishioners do unless someone (living) more experienced in fasting and prayer is directing you. I believe the quote goes something like "He who has no one as a spiritual father has a fool as a spiritual father"
All I am saying is that humility is way oversold as a virtue. Loving God and loving and serving neighbor in a self-sacrificial way, that is humble enough.
Whenever I read or hear some priest, nun, or "saint" say, oh, I'm a worm and not a man, I am disgusted. If they realky thought of themselves this way that would resign from the priesthoid or religious life in a heartbeat.
The Anglican C. S. Lewis put all those "holy", "humble" Catholic saints to shame when he simply said "humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less". He might be the only writer on the subject who ever really understood true humility.
George Penton Is it not prideful to be upset over this? Humble yourself that you may overcome your ego controlling you being bothered (“disgusted”) by the value others put on humility.