Saturday of the 20th Week in OT: Whoever Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted l Matthew 23:1-12

August 23, 2025: Saturday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time You have but one Father in heaven; you have but one master, the Christ. Whoever Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted Gospel l Matthew 23:1-12 🙏 "Dear Lord Jesus, there is a constant temptation for me to put forward my best face and hope others will see that and admire it. I want to be noticed and praised. And I often try to make that happen by the little things I do and say that makes me tend to exaggerate who I really am. Please keep me from calling others to Christian duty and gospel sacrifices that I am unwilling to make myself. Save me from the danger of the grave-like death of institutional hypocrisy that burdens people to practice faithful ministry and yet I myself no longer do so. Amen." St. Rose of Lima, virgin, pray for us.