Catholic Classics Day 18: Meekness and Controlling Anger (Introduction to the Devout Life)
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Meekness Moderates Anger As A Flower Of Charity
- Meekness is the virtue that moderates our anger toward others and complements humility toward God.
- St. Francis de Sales uses olive oil and balm imagery to show meekness rising above things as the flower of charity.
Do Not Let Anger Enter Your Heart
- Avoid admitting any entrance of anger; strive to live without it because anger does not work the righteousness of God.
- When anger rises, resist it meekly and seriously rather than fueling it with violent restraint that stirs more disturbance.
Drive Out Anger Immediately With Meek Prayer
- When you sense anger rising, muster a meek but resolute resistance immediately and call on God in prayer to crush your wrath.
- Use calm, quiet prayer modeled on the apostles in the storm instead of violent petitions.