Daily Calendar from The Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta
Vol. 3 – November 19, 1899
The evils of pride.
My adorable Jesus continues to come, and since, before He came, my mind was thinking about certain things that Jesus had told me in the past years, and which I do not remember too well, almost to remind me He told me: “My daughter, pride corrodes grace. In the hearts of the proud there is nothing but a void all full of smoke, which produces blindness. Pride does nothing other than render oneself an idol; so, the proud soul does not have her God with her; by sin, she has tried to destroy Him in her heart, and erecting an altar within her heart, she puts herself on it, and she adores herself.”
Oh! God, what an abominable monster this vice is! It seems to me that if the soul is attentive not to let it enter into herself, she is free of all other vices; but if, to her misfortune, she lets herself be dominated by it, since it is a monstrous and wicked mother, it will give birth for her to all of its naughty children, which are the other sins. Ah! Lord, keep it away from me.
Scripture Meditation- Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall. (Proverbs 16:18)
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