He Must Increase, I Must Decrease | St. John the Baptist on Humility & Charity

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"He must increase, but I must decrease." (John 3:30) In this reflection inspired by St. John the Baptist, we examine one of the greatest truths of the spiritual life: humility is the indispensable foundation of charity. While charity is the perfection of the Christian life and unites the soul to God, true charity cannot exist without humility. Like a building requires a deep and solid foundation, the spiritual life requires the destruction of pride so that the love of Christ may reign within us. Drawing from Sacred Scripture, especially 1 Peter 5:5 and Matthew 7, this meditation explores: • Why God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. • The relationship between humility and Divine Charity. • How suffering and humiliations become instruments of sanctification. • Why God permits trials to destroy self-love. • Learning to embrace God's will without endless questioning. • Living for Christ through every trial and disappointment. May the intercession of St. John the Baptist obtain for us the grace to decrease, so that Christ alone may increase within our souls. "God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace." — 1 Peter 5:5 "He that shall humble himself shall be exalted." — Matthew 23:12 If this reflection has helped your spiritual life, please Like, Subscribe, and Share to help spread the Catholic Faith. 00:00 Opening Prayer 00:23 Charity: The Heart of Christianity 00:38 Charity Alone Unites Us to God 01:04 Is Charity the Foundation? 01:13 Humility: The Basis of the Spiritual Life 01:53 "He Must Increase, I Must Decrease" 02:10 Emptying the Soul of Pride 02:32 God Gives Grace to the Humble 03:05 Why God Allows Trials and Difficulties 03:39 The Danger of Complaining Against God 04:04 The Pain of Becoming Humble 04:43 Humiliations Bring the Grace of God 04:58 Praying for the Grace of Humility 05:21 Living for God Through Every Trial For more please visit http://reginaecclesiae.com/ & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #TraditionalCatholic #StJohnTheBaptist #Humility #Charity #SpiritualLife #CatholicSermon #TraditionalLatinMass #CatholicFaith #JesusChrist #Holiness #Sanctity #CatholicTeaching #ChristianLife #Prayer

Topics

• Humility
• Giving