Idleness Is Hells Fishhook For Catching Souls.

Dearest Lord, Teach Me To Be Generous; Teach Me To Serve You As You Deserve; To Give And Not To Count The Cost.

Just As The Commander Of An Army Pitches His Camp, Studies The Strength And Defenses Of A Fortress, And Then Attacks It On Its Weakest Side, In Like Manner, The Enemy Of Our Human Nature Studies From All Sides Our Theological, Cardinal, And Moral Virtues. Wherever He Finds Us Weakest And Most In Need Regarding Our Eternal Salvation, He Attacks And Tries To Take Us By Storm.

Concerning The Harsh Treatment Of The Body For Our Lord's Sake, I Would Say, Avoid Anything That Would Cause The Shedding Even Of A Drop Of Blood.

Considering That The Blessed Life We So Long For Consists In An Intimate And True Love Of God Our Creator And Lord, Which Binds And Obliges Us All To A Sincere Love.

Above All, Remember That God Looks For Solid Virtues In Us, Such As Patience, Humility, Obedience, Abnegation Of Your Own Will - That Is, The Good Will To Serve Him And Our Neighbor In Him. His Providence Allows Us Other Devotions Only Insofar As He Sees That They Are Useful To Us.