My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

During our Christian lives, we often learn from the teachings of the Church, from the 7 deadly sins, and even from our daily prayers, a desire to live our lives in the virtue of humility. This Sunday, the reading from the Book of Sirach emphasizes an important fact that everyone should remember: My son, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Who among us would want to be considered an arrogant person? No one because we know from our life's experiences that "arrogance" would be able to destroy our inner beauty and great personality.

Jesus, in this Sunday's gospel, gives us an example of how people cause embarrassment for themselves by their arrogance. Because of their arrogant manner, many invited guests who come to the banquet didn't pay attention to the presence of other guests. They found for themselves the important seats which were the seats on the right and the left of the owner. Those guests would be embarrassed when the owner asked them to give up their seats for more important guests. And then those people will have to be seated in the lower seats.

I hope that we won't experience that problem in our lives. In order to help us to be aware of arrogance, there are several important suggestions for us to reflect on:

• Let's not pay too much attention to our own "ego": our opinions are not always best opinions; our ways are not the only ways.
• Let's not forget God always have a share in all the successes in our lives.
• Let's reminding ourselves frequently about our own weaknesses so that it would be easier to show understanding and compassion to others.
• Let's imitate our Blessed Mother by living our lives with humility.

In life, one would say that if a couple lives their lives in humility, their family will have more harmony. In friendship, a person who shows his/her humility often attracts other friends. In our parish community, if every parishioner lives with humility, no doubt the parish will grow in unity and love.

May God grant you happiness, peace and humility in this coming week!

In Christ,

Fr. Anthony Nguyen C.Ss.R,
Parochial Vicar

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