According to St. Jerome, true glory flees from those who desire it and pursues those who despise it

Newsroom (16/07/2022 10:26 AM, Gaudium Press ) “The proud man never finds peace, because he can never be treated according to the vain concept he has of himself. Even when he is honored, he is unhappy to see others more honored than he. He always lacks something that he desires, and this deprivation torments him more than he is consoled by all the honors he already possesses.

“According to St. Jerome, true glory flees from those who desire it and pursues those who despise it, just as the shadow follows those who run from it and flees from those who want to hold on to it.”

Saint Alphonsus de Ligorio. O Religioso Santificado. 2. ed, Vozes: Petrópolis RJ, 1959, p. 82.

Compiled by Sandra Chisholm