{"id":204087,"date":"2026-08-22T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T04:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=204087&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=204087"},"modified":"2026-08-15T08:12:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:12:35","slug":"august-22-2026-do-what-i-say-not-what-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/august-22-2026-do-what-i-say-not-what-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"August 22, 2026 &#8211; Do What I Say, Not What I Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"204087\" class=\"elementor elementor-204087\" 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\/3069748?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"August 22, 2026 - Do What I Say, Not What I Do\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/3069748\/\">August 22, 2026 &#8211; Do What I Say, Not What I Do | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew 23:1-12<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, \u201cThe scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on people\u2019s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation \u2018Rabbi.\u2019 As for you, do not be called \u2018Rabbi.\u2019 You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven. Do not be called \u2018Master\u2019; you have but one master, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord, here I am. Thank you for this moment, for the gifts of life and your love. Help me to be open to hear what you have to say, or to simply enjoy being in your presence. I believe in you, trust you, and love you; increase my faith, hope, and love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Carrying Burdens:<\/strong> It can be very easy to demand things of others\u2014our children, spouse, coworkers, or acquaintances\u2014while making little excuses for ourselves in the exact same context. We\u2019re being pharisaical when we do so. \u201cThey tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on people\u2019s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them.\u201d In fact, it is so easy that looking at what bothers us in others is a great way to see what virtues we need to grow in.\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>All in the Family: <\/strong>\u201cYou have but one teacher, and you are all brothers.\u201d Christ makes it clear that as soon as we start putting on airs, thinking that we are somehow above others, we\u2019re fooling ourselves. We are allowing our pride or vanity to color our perceptions. Growth in humility doesn\u2019t come through mental acrobatics, by forcing ourselves to think differently, but through real, daily contact with the Lord. When we spend time every day to put ourselves in his presence and let him show us just how much we depend on him, the way we look at the world and others totally changes.\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Whoever Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted: <\/strong>Humility is like exercise. No one likes it (at first), but everyone needs more of it. The best way to become humble is to ask God for the grace, and then start trying. How? Padre Pio offers some great advice for practicing humility: \u201cWe must humble ourselves on seeing how little self-control we have and how much we love comfort and rest. Always keep Jesus before your gaze; He did not come to rest nor to be comfortable either in spiritual or temporal matters, but to fight, to mortify himself and to die.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Lord, thank you for this moment of grace. I am sorry for my weak faith, hope, and love; support me by your grace today. I know that you love me more than I can imagine. Thank you for your love, and never let be separated from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will, when tempted to judge someone, take a moment to think of something positive about them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cThese are the few ways we can practice humility:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To speak as little as possible of one&#8217;s self.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To mind one&#8217;s own business.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Not to want to manage other people&#8217;s affairs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To avoid curiosity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To accept contradictions and correction cheerfully.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To pass over the mistakes of others.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To accept insults and injuries.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To accept being slighted, forgotten, and disliked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To be kind and gentle even under provocation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Never to stand on one&#8217;s dignity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To choose always the hardest.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2015 Mother Teresa, <em>The Joy in Loving: A Guide to Daily Living<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riley Connors was born in Dayton, Ohio. 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