{"id":203279,"date":"2026-08-07T00:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=203279&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=203279"},"modified":"2026-07-31T21:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T01:56:30","slug":"august-7-2026-self-denial-is-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/august-7-2026-self-denial-is-love\/","title":{"rendered":"August 7, 2026 &#8211; Self-Denial Is Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"203279\" class=\"elementor elementor-203279\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebf85b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6ebf85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/3038536?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"August 7, 2026 - Self-Denial Is Love\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/3038536\/\">August 7, 2026 &#8211; Self-Denial Is Love | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew 16:24-28<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jesus said to his disciples, \u201cWhoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father\u2019s glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct. Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, on this Friday, I recall the sacrifice made on Good Friday when my life was redeemed by your sacrifice on the Cross. I believe in the redemptive value of my sacrifice united to yours. Increase my faith, hope, and love. Please also grant me a deep, penetrating knowledge of the love you have for me so that I can better love you and those around me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Self-Denial:\u00a0<\/strong>What is the purpose of giving up something legitimately good? I remember speaking with an affluent adolescent girl about sacrifice, and she didn\u2019t get the point. Why offer up something like sleeping without a pillow if I have five pillows and could sleep comfortably? Why not eat chocolate if I would enjoy it? Why deny myself during Lent or Advent or at some other time of the year? Because one\u2019s conduct reveals the seriousness of one\u2019s intention. By making little sacrifices like these, we are saying, \u201cI love you, Lord.\u201d And, as our Gospel tells us, \u201cThe Son of Man will [\u2026] repay each according to his conduct.\u201d\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Story of Judith<\/strong>:\u00a0In the Old Testament book of Judith, the Jewish town of Bethulia had been besieged by the Persians. Judith, inspired by the Holy Spirit, devised a plan to intervene and save her people. Before carrying out her plan, she spent time in prayer and fasting so that she could better commune with the Lord. She entrusted the success of the plan to him. Sacrifices like fasting open our heart more readily to obey the Lord\u2019s will.\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sacrifice Is Redemptive:<\/strong> Jesus\u2019 death on the Cross redeemed us from our sin and reconciled us to the Father. When we unite our fasting, almsgiving, or hidden acts of kindness to Jesus\u2019 supreme act of love, they become spiritually powerful. In fact, all kinds of suffering offered to Jesus has merit. Jesus said to St. Faustina, \u201cMy daughter, I want to instruct you on how you are to rescue souls through sacrifice and prayer\u2026 You shall accept all sufferings with love. Do not be afflicted if your heart often experiences repugnance and dislike for sacrifice. All its power rests in the will, and so these contrary feelings, far from lowering the value of the sacrifice in my eyes, will enhance it. Know that your body and soul will often be in the midst of fire. Although you will not feel my presence on some occasions, I will always be with you. 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