Putting On the Virtue of Gentleness
December 5, 2022
Gentleness also means affability, cordiality, warmth, approachability. This is the way St. Vincent often describes gentleness in speaking about relationships with the poor and relationships within the Community. Cordiality is one of the key words that he uses to describe good relationships.1 He places it among the means for persevering in one’s vocation,2
1CCD I, 112; IV, 51, 113, 341, 449; VI, 29; IX, 261.
2CCD XI, 109.
Source: Fr. Robert P. Maloney, C.M. A Further Look at “Gentleness”
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