Lord Jesus Christ, who emptied himself of all glory and came among us as one who serves: we thank you for your greatest gift in giving your blessed body to us as a memorial of your love. Deliver us from pride and false ambition; may we never despise or deride our brothers and sisters. Let us follow your example of heroic and generous love. Give us the true courage that shows itself in gentleness; the true wisdom that shows itself in simplicity; the true authority that shows itself in decency.Denis McBride  Praying the Rosary(Redemptorist Publications, 2014)Many expect to find peace in accumulating riches. But how can these satisfy their desires? St Augustine once said that heaps of money doesn’t close the jaws of greediness, but rather opens them wide. The enjoyment of riches i