{"id":11746,"date":"2025-08-29T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/?p=11746"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:56:04","slug":"23rd-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/2025\/08\/29\/23rd-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2\/","title":{"rendered":"22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

GROW AS A DISCIPLE<\/strong>
\nThere\u2019s a well-known story about an actor who was asked by an elderly priest to recite Psalm 23. The actor agreed only if the priest also recited the psalm. While the actor\u2019s delivery was met with esteem and applause, the priest\u2019s was met with raw emotion, stunned silence, and tears. The actor, smiling, said, \u201cI may know the psalm, but the priest, he knows the Shepherd.\u201d I can\u2019t help but be reminded of this story when reading today\u2019s Gospel. Like the Pharisees, the actor represents the one who was the \u201ccenter of attention\u201d who was humbled whereas the priest, in his humble service to God, found himself exalted. That is where true humility lies, when our actions and our everyday lives are rooted in God first and not ourselves.<\/p>\n

GO EVANGELIZE<\/strong>
\nAs Jesus reminds us today, \u201cEveryone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.\u201d Beyond telling us this truth, Jesus lived it. Scripture tells us that Jesus \u2013 the second Person of the Holy Trinity \u2013 \u201cemptied himself, taking the form of a slave\u2026\u201d (Phil 2:7), and that he came not \u201cto be served but to serve\u201d (Mk 10:45). Each of us is invited to consider the ways we can imitate the same humble servant-leadership which Jesus showed throughout his life. What does servant leadership look like, practically speaking? Some simple examples: At work, it might look like signing up to do those less desirable tasks that others would prefer to avoid. In our homes, it could look mean letting your children or spouse choose what\u2019s for dinner rather than asserting your own preferences over meal planning. In our relationships, it might mean allowing a friend to talk through their struggles without offering advice or sharing how you might have handled things differently. With the eyes of faith, each of us can see countless opportunities to practice the virtue of humility in daily life.<\/p>\n

WITNESS<\/strong>
\nLike the priest in the story above who revealed God to the crowd in his recitation of Psalm 23, you have the opportunity to let God shine through in your life to others. Be a servant leader, seeking to glorify God rather than yourself. When you are humble you \u201cwill be exalted\u201d and \u201crepaid at the resurrection of the righteous.\u201d<\/p>\n

By The Faithful Disciple<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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