Meekness and Modesty are one of the virtues that Claret explains in his Apostolic Ministry during in his Missionary lifetime.

1. Chapter XXV
THE THIRD VIRTUE:
MEEKNESS

2. I knew that the virtue of an apostolic missionary
needs most, after humility and poverty, is
meekness.
"Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of
heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

3. HUMILITY
MEEKNESS
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said,
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess
the land.”

4. If you stand by a fishpond
and throw in little pieces of
bread, the fish will crowd
about the bank and come
fearlessly up to your feet;
but if you throw rocks
instead, they will all swim
away and hide.

5. Meekness is one sign of a vocation
to be an apostolic missionary.
Jesus Christ was meekness itself, and because
of this virtue He is called the LAMB.
The Apostles, who were taught by the Divine Master Himself,
all had the virtue of meekness, practiced it them selves, and
taught others, especially priests, to practice it.

6. Claret was horrified when he learned from the apostles that a
called knowledge without meekness is “DEVILISH.”
Yes, it is devilish, for experience has taught me that a bitter
zeal is a weapon that the devil uses, and that the priest who
works without meekness serves Satan, not Christ.

7. One May I was conducting services
for the Month of Mary
A wise and very zealous
priest was also hearing
confessions.

8. Since bad temper and anger--the lack of
meekness--often masquerade as zeal.
I have observed that true zeal sets
us on fire for the purity of souls.
Apostle tells the Corinthians: “I daily die for your
glory.” “Who is weak that I am not affected by it?
Who is scandalized that I am not aflame with
indignation?”

9. The Church Fathers illustrate this matter by
a comparison with the hen.
Consider, they tell us, the great love,
care, and zeal a hen has for her chicks.
So great is her love for her brood that
she always goes about looking sick and
discolored.

10. I have learned that zeal is an ardent and violent
love that needs to be wisely controlled.
Uncontrolled zeal takes us over rough and wild roads;
moved by anger it fails to keep within the bounds of
reason and pushes the heart into disorder.
This is how zeal acts indiscreetly, intemperately, so that it
becomes evil and reprehensible.

11. But Joab, in the heat of
battle, like a fury in his
lust for victory, slew
poor Absalom with his
own hand.
Joab fought with Absalom
God sends the missionary to do battle against vice and sin but
charges him most clearly to pardon the sinner, to bring this rebel son
home alive so that he may be converted, live in grace, and come to
enjoy eternal glory.

12. I hope to act in all things with a holy
prudence, and to this end I shall try to
remember that prudence is born in man
along with his natural reason, is
nurtured by study, strengthened by age,
clarified by consulting those who are
wise, and perfected in daily experience.

13. Chapter XXVI
THE FOURTH VIRTUE:
MODESTY

14. The missionary, I would tell
myself, is a spectacle to God, the
angels, and men. Hence he must
be very circumspect and guarded
in all his words, actions, and
bearing.

15. So I made up my mind that when I had to speak
I would be brief, quiet, and serious and avoid
touching my face, chin, or head--much less my
nose. I would avoid grimacing, as well as
poking fun, scorn, or ridicule at anyone
because I knew that a missionary, can
lose much of the authority, respect, and
reverence, he needs through the levity
and lack of self-control and modesty that
lead him to indulge in such coarse
displays.

16. “A missionary should be at peace with
everyone,” as the Apostle Paul tells us.
I disliked laughing because I remembered
that Jesus was never seen laughing.
"A fool raises his voice in laughter, but a prudent
man at the most smiles gently.“ - Proverbs

17. It is well known that modesty is the virtue that
teaches us to do all things in a fitting manner.
Because we should do all things just as Jesus
Christ did.
I resolved to imitate Jesus Christ in all things so as
to be able to say by my actions, if not in so many
words, "Be imitators of me as I am of Christ."

18. “He began to do and teach.”
Doing comes first, then teaching.
This is how important for a missionary's effectiveness
that he not only be beyond reproach, but appear so to
everyone because people pay more attention to what
they see in a missionary than to what they hear him
say.

19. My Jesus, I give you my word that I shall also imitate
the humble St. Francis of Assisi, whose modesty was a
sermon in itself; who converted people by his good
example.

20. Thank You 