Tuesday 31 August 2010

No one is conquered until he has given up the struggle.

The remedy for pride is humility.

The only way to attain to humility is to be humble.

We conquer self-love by loving God.

We must never give up hope.

We are to love God above all things in the world.

We are to hate sin, so that we are resolved never to commit one wilful sin, for the love or fear of anyone or anything whatsoever. [Slightly altered from the Penny Catechism by me.]

We should not answer with impatience, but bear wrongs patiently.

If we wish to become saints, we should never complain about anything. If we wish to become saints, we should never complain about anything, even on the inside. [~Fr Hardon]

"Humility is truth." (St Theresa of Ávila)

"It is our business to give up all for whatever is truth." - Belloc

It is impossible to be humble or chaste without prayer.

"Pray continually."

"God resists the proud."

The frequentation of the Sacraments is the easiest way to become a Saint. (If I followed my own advice, I would be a Saint. I have to confess that I do not follow my own advice, for I cannot refuse this advice to you, but I could not give it to you and not admit that.)

Without God WE CAN DO NOTHING! NOTHING! Not "a little bit"! NOTHING!!! (Paraphrased from St Augustine, from Our Lord)

If we love God, we shall be hated by men. Shall we then cease to love God?

"Daily Communion is the quickest and surest way to heaven." - St Pius X. I repeat what I said above.

The practice of humility shows itself in obedience.

The unchaste and the proud will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Full stop. Eternal full stop.

Two errors: 1. Trying to do too much, abandoning these efforts and collapsing back to either where one was before, a little above, or even less, or, worse yet, to nothing.
2. Not doing enough.

MENTAL PRAYER. I cannot stress the importance of this. 15 minutes each day minimum. Preferably first thing in the morning: ideally before people have got up, to avoid interruptions, which make 15 minutes take all that is left of the morning.

Mortification. You cannot become overcome unchastity without mortification, so how can you possibly expect to become a Saint without it. With regard to external mortifications, I say, only do them under obedience, to avoid the danger of vainglory. Internal mortifications (e.g. not answering back) you do not need the permission of a director for.

Pray before and after Mass. WHY DO PEOPLE GET UP AND WALK OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMMUNION? DO THEY HAVE NO RESPECT???? GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.........

Being angry with yourself after a sin is pride.

When you fall into a sin, immediately make an act of contrition, resolve to confess it (if it is mortal, or a venial sin that you wish to confess), then get up. The worst thing to do if you have fallen is not to get up.

"Never do anything that you cannot offer to God." - St John Vianney.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. (KJV)

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