The Forgotten Virtue
Why Meekness May Be the Secret Weapon in the Spiritual Life
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St. Louis de Montfort predicted that the greatest saints would arise in the latter days, inspired not by worldly power but by heroic mercy. Our Lady of Good Success warned of the dark trials awaiting the Church in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Those trials confront us still – yet we are not defenseless. For there is a weapon that is powerful and protects but that we so often overlook.
That weapon is meekness.
Meekness is not weakness. Nor is it passivity. Rather, it is a fruit of charity, bound closely to humility. Meekness is a virtue powerful enough to win souls for Christ and restore peace to your troubled heart.
If you have struggled with ego, impatience, or the slow burn of resentment, this book was written for you. Through rich spiritual reflections, you will discover:
- What meekness truly is and what it is not (you will be surprised)
- Practical ways to overcome rash anger before it takes root
- The five degrees of meekness in those who will possess the land
- How meekness strengthens other virtues, including temperance and fortitude
- Five ways to practice devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus, our meek and humble Savior
The lives of select saints illuminate every chapter, from St. Stephen and St. John of the Cross to Servant of God Mother Mariana, St. Mary of the Cross, and Ven. Emil Kapaun. Each one modeled heroic kindness under fire, from reformers attacked for their witness, to leaders who forgave slander and humiliation, to martyrs who offered their sufferings for their enemies.
You will discover how Our Lady, the living tabernacle, leads us into contemplation of the Holy Face and brings forth the virtue of meekness in her spiritual children.
Prayers for meekness are included throughout to help your soul find the stillness needed to hear God’s voice clearly. When we keep His face ever before us, we begin to see every person we meet as a child of God and find the grace to forgive even the gravest offenses.
The world is desperate for an antidote to injustice. The Holy Face devotion is that antidote. Open this book and let it begin to work in you.
Endorsements
“In The Forgotten Virtue, Fr. Lawrence Carney gives the faithful a beautiful distillation of the wisdom of Scripture and the saints on the virtue of meekness, ‘the flower of charity.’ In the current crisis of faith, which His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Burke has called ‘the worst’ in the history of the Church, clergy and faithful will need to pray for and cultivate the virtue of meekness more than ever before."
Hugh Owen
Director, The Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation
“Fr. Lawrence Carney has written a timely masterpiece on one of the most neglected virtues of the Christian life. At a time when anger and division dominate both society and the Church, The Forgotten Virtue reminds us that authentic meekness is not weakness but the strength of Christ Himself. Rich with Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the lives of the saints, this book offers a roadmap for Catholics seeking holiness amid the trials of our age. I cannot recommend it highly enough.”
Steve Cunningham
Founder, Sensus Fidelium
“In this book, Fr. Carney explains one of the only virtues which Our Lord specifically asks us to learn from Him: meekness. As you read this book you will find that meekness is the ‘flower of charity’ and is the key to keeping a peaceful soul in the midst of the trials of life. I pray that this book will bring the rest that Our Lord promises to those who learn meekness in the school of His Sacred Heart in the hearts of all who read it.”
Rev. Edward Brodsky, F.S.S.P.
Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart Church, Fort Wayne
“Through the examples of the saints, Fr. Carney demonstrates that the virtue of meekness is not simply being quiet and submissive, but rather a call to act. Meekness—the act of accepting the gifts of God, whether grand or meager, to use those gifts to love as Christ loved— allows us to detach ourselves from the worldly and to grasp the divine.”
Rev. John Hotze
Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Wichita
“We live in an era of anger, entitlement, and rebellion. I want everyone to read this book. I want to preach straight from this book! The message is simple: humility and meekness. Now, we must get to work on those virtues.”
Fr. Eric Andersen
Pastor, St. Stephen Parish, Portland, Oregon
“St. Thomas Aquinas says that the three virtues Christ primarily came to teach us were humility, meekness, and charity. In an age filled with false and impious zeal, Fr. Carney’s work on the virtue of meekness acts as a guide for Catholics intent on restoring all things in Christ. May many Catholics profit from it.”
Br. Jonas Houston
Consecrated Religious
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