Humility Month
Celebrate June – Humility Month!
Humility Month. In 1675, Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, revealed His Sacred Heart, and asked for a feast celebrating His Heart in June. There are so many things in the image of the Sacred Heart for each one of us to receive personally and to imitate.
First, the fact that the King of Kings, the Most Majestic One, reveals Himself to each one of us is mind-blowing. What a tremendous gift that is far beyond what we could ever ask! Secondly, His Heart is offered to each of us personally and in a very real and specific way in the Eucharist. Also, we see His Heart crowned with thorns reminding us of the mocking and belittling He endured from the soldiers during His passion. Another thing we see is that His Heart is pierced with the lance because He so completely emptied every drop of blood and water for us.
He held nothing back. His Heart is mounted with the Cross that He transformed from a sign of torture and suffering to a sign of victory, reminding us that if we bring our sufferings to Him, He will transform them and us. Finally, we see the roaring flame, which represents His passionate love for each of us. It consumes Him and brings Him from Heaven to earth, and by it, He fits us for Heaven.
We can seek to imitate each one of these same aspects of His Heart, exposing our hearts to Him, offering them to Him we each one of our sufferings for Him to transform us by the fire of His Love and affect His victory in us and through us. He calls us to Him saying that He is meek and humble of heart and will give us rest for our souls. We do not need to rely on ourselves! That is a sure recipe for anxiety! Let us rely on Him, who is all-loving, all-good, meek, and humble, totally with you and totally for you!
Let’s let every time we hear ‘pride’ this month be a reminder to us of where our pride leads us and yet the humility of the Lord’s own Heart to which He longs to draw us.
Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make our hearts like Yours!
May the Lord give you peace!
Margaret
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