Humility – The good soil all virtue grows from.

Humility is putting others before ourselves. When we show humility, we are open to learning from others, and are willing to serve others. As we grow in humility, we become more like Jesus Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

Day 1 – Start with scripture

We invite you to start with the Sign of the Cross.

Read this Gospel passage.

A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Luke
R. Glory to You O Lord

At that time there was a man named Simeon living in Jerusalem. He was a good, God-fearing man and was waiting for Israel to be saved. The Holy Spirit was with him and had assured him that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s promised Messiah. Led by the Spirit, Simeon went into the Temple. When the parents brought the child Jesus into the Temple to do for him what the Law required, Simeon took the child in his arms and gave thanks to God:

“Now, Lord, you have kept your promise, and you may let your servant go in peace.
With my own eyes I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples: A light to reveal your will to the Gentiles
    and bring glory to your people Israel.”
 And his father and his mother marvelled at what was said about him.  And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed  (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

The Gospel of the Lord
R. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Luke 2:25-35

Spend some time in pairs or threes and talk about the questions below. When you’re finished, share them with the whole form and see where the dialogue takes you.

Discussion Questions:

What does humility look like to you?

Is being humble showing weakness>

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Almighty Father,

We give you thanks for your son, who humbled himself to become one of us. May we, by his example and, through the power of the holy spirit, always seek to grow in humility.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen.

St Peter and St Paul…

Pray for us.

Amen



Day 2 – Individual choice

We invite you to start with the Sign of the Cross.

Choosing to think of others before ourselves is just that. A choice. As C.S. Lewis said

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”

Let’s listen to Nelson Mandela.

Standing out

Lord Jesus,

In humility, you became man. In humility, you obeyed your parents. In humility, you willingly went to the cross. Grant us the grace to choose to be humble in moments of pride.

Amen.

St Peter and St Paul…

Pray for us.

Amen



Day 3 – Small but big.

We invite you to start with the Sign of the Cross.

Is humble about being small? Not expressing yourself? Let others walk all over you? No. Not at all. Being humble isn’t God insisting you let people do whatever they want. It’s about doing the right thing, and not expecting a reward. It’s about picking up a random piece of litter and putting it in the bin. It’s about doing little things, with a lot of love. Part of it is also being grateful to others when they help us. Recognising the positive impact other people make in our lives.

Reflection time. (1 minute quiet time recommended).

In the stillness of our hearts, think back over the week. Look for one moment, one act kindness that someone has shown you. Find it and hold on to it. Keep it in your mind. With that act, you have been shown:

  1. You are loved
  2. You are accepted
  3. You are enough, exactly as you are

Little acts of humility can have a huge impact. Accepting that the people around you are human, make mistake and are trying their best is a wonderful act of humility. I invite you to be the little act in someone’s life today.


God of Love,
Our world can be harsh, unforgiving, lonely, and hurtful. We recognise that we may have made someone else’s world more difficult by our actions.
In humility, we come to you and ask for the grace to accept people where they are and be the reason that their world is a little less difficult today.

We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your son. Amen

St Peter and St Paul…

Pray for us.

Amen



18 comments

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8JBa

Humility is like having modest or low view of somebody accomplishments. Showing humility is not seeing yourself as more important than other people. Being humble is not being weak, as you’re showing resilience.

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7ETA

– When someone is kind and caring when you are successful. Helping others and now showing off.

– We can be shy when we are being humble. It does not mean you are weak, it takes a lot of strength. Putting other people’s feelings first, not wanting to hurt them by bragging. It is ok to acknowledge your achievements without hurting other people’s feelings.

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8ETo

It is about taking only what you need and being very down-to-earth and generous. When you respect people’s beings and how unique they can be. When you’re kind and considerate to your elders and respect the Earth that God’s put for us to live on. Respecting other peoples’ achievements.

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7MFI

lucy- humilty to lucy looks like putting others first.
toju- humilty to toju its being honest to one another
israel-he doesnt think it is showing weakness
praise- he thinks it is being proud
lola-it is not showing weakness because your not pushing others down your bringing them up

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8EOY

Humility is a fruit of the spirit not a weakness. It could be showing kindness.

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7HLE

To be humble, we should try to be quiet and listen more. Be STARS. By being respectful to others, even if we do not like them. Try to always use manners. Try to be understanding to others.
It is not a weakness because you are helping others and if someone else does not like that it is their problem.
It might show weakness if someone keeps taking advantage of your good deeds but it shows them bad, really, not you. We shouldn’t act a way someone else wants us to if it is wrong.

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11MF

humitly is putting others before there self
and not showing your own weath
say our prays and do sign of cross
helping others that are less fortunet
community

being humble is not a weekness it makes people like you more
core charactistic of being catholic
show strength of character
being kind and showing respect

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12FSM

– showing as much grace in victory as you do in defeat
– being humble shows more strength
– humble people are open to learning
– it can promote peace
– being humble does not mean you are weak it can mean you are stronger

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Carol Gilbert

Is being humble showing weakness?
Being humble is not showing weakness, it’s about showing strength. We are all equal. Nobody is better than others. It is about building trust and helping people to success. We are all important, being humble can make you feel really powerful.

We can not give up because God will always be with you no matter what. Just follow his path. Go the right way. Just look straight, never look back. Remember God will always love you.

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9ACA

We can show humility by treating everybody with respect. Being modest is not always a weakness as it makes us a good human being.

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10-LF

Letting someone in front of you in the queue or holding the door. Good manners. Being a nice person to everyone. It is not a sign of weakness as it is being a nice person. It is not a sign of weakness because it is easier to be selfish than selfless. When you put someone else in front of you, it is harder to do. It is more a sign of strength than weakness. People can take advantage of you but you need strength to persevere.

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13LT

There are lots of forms of humility and you do them all the time. Emotions may cloud your judgement but humility can build a bridge.

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10GHE

Humility looks like someone doubting themselves when all others can see that they are good at what they are doing.
Humility is not a sign of weakness as it shows a strength of character and being able to see your own faults,

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10BCU

Humility looks like holding the door open for someone to pass, and kindness towards others. We think humility is a strength, and it takes strength to be open to learning from others, in order to build on our areas of weakness. However, we think it is important to understand the difference between humility and naivety, because if we are willing to learn from just anyone then we may be opening ourselves up to following the wrong examples. It also takes strength to know who we should be learning from.

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7MCY

7MCY in our liturgy we spoke about being humble and kind. We learnt about the arrival of Jesus. We spoke about our liturgical colour which was green. As a form we wrote Bidding prayers health, kindness and caring and love and respect which Jesus showed. Humility is like being calm and ‘chill’. Not being full of yourself.

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10OP Mr. Papaioannou

Jesus is an example to us of total humility. We can learn from Him and grow.

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7MFI

Lucy- you could give someone a complement
Eva-supporting people around us
Euline- asking people questing about each other[be understanding]
Charlie – treat everyone around us nicely
Mona – get off our technology, spend more time with family

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13CMW

We should try to better our societies through our individual actions; to be humble and consider how we can change ourselves.
We should always try to be the best versions of oursleves and have trust that God will help us do this.

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