Fr Peter Ireorji, MSP - Homily from Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018

For Jesus to save humanity, He needed to be one of us to experience life the way we do. He knew loneliness and felt the pain of rejection. But by being humble and deciding to take the lower form of man by dying on the cross. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. –Luke 14:11. True humility frees us to be our true selves and to avoid despair and pride. A humble person does not have to wear a mask or put on a facade in order to look good to others, especially to those who are not really familiar with that person. Humility leads to true self-knowledge, honesty, realism, strength, and dedication to give ourselves to something greater than ourselves. Humility frees us to love and serve others selflessly, for their sake, rather than our own. Paul the Apostles, gives us the  greatest example and model of humility in the person of Jesus Christ, who emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, …who humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Today let us give Jesus a chance to lift us up by living simple and humble lives, always trying to serve God and His people without consideration of title, rank and authority. Shalom!