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Humility of Heart by Cajetan Maria da Bergamo
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Humility is in reality a confession of the greatness of God, Who after His voluntary self-annihilation was exalted and glorified; wherefore Holy Writ says: "For great is the power of God alone, and He is honored by the humble." (Ecclus 3: ...more
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