The texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary offer us the opportunity to consider the centrality of humility to our journey to holiness. The letter of Paul to the Philippians contains a Christian hymn of the time which celebrates the emptying of Christ as He takes on full humanity and full divinity as His life expresses the nature of God to humanity. Friar Jude Winkler places the full expression of what it is to God in the exaltation of Jesus in death on the cross. The Gospel from Luke points to the Kingdom of God using the imagery of a banquet. Friar Jude reminds us that this image should invoke great attention to how we celebrate the Eucharistic liturgy as well as how we live the daily meals with others. Humility is the pattern of Jesus kenosis. Richard Rohr discusses this gift in his book Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life St. Charles Borromeo, remembered as the saint of the day, is usually represented in art in his cardinal's robes, barefoot, carrying the cross as archbishop; a rope round his neck, one hand raised in blessing, thus recalling his work during the plague. Marcia Cusic is reminded by the first reading today of our need to be humble. The doors to the great banquet are opened wide to the humble who do not put their self centered concerns ahead of their relationship with God and people. Praise God with the psalmist in the assembly of the people for the gift of humility which opens our life to love and service.
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