Self-Conquest - November 21
Self-Conquest
Once a day, at least, recall very earnestly that
I Cor. iii. 15Ꚛ Twenty-first Day of November
Thoughts of Fater Dignam, S.J.
We love the hands and feet of Jesus because they were pierced for us and for our love’s sake, but still more we love His heart and pay to God a more affectionate worship because not only was His heart pierced on the cross, but it was His heart that beat faster at the thought of me whom it loved, which sank and beat more feebly at the thought of my ingratitude, which agonized so vehemently when suffering that mighty anguish and conflict for me in the Garden ! The sweat of blood was the natural effect of the heart’s action—for me!
The Israelites came to bitter waters in the desert, and God told Moses to cut down a tree and throw it in the water, and the water became sweet. This is a beautiful type of the cross sweetening our life.
When you love a person very much, you are always sorry when he suffers or is treated badly; and if you love Our Lord very much, you must be sorry to see how ungratefully He is treated. You will try to make up for it by greater love. This is called Reparation.
Ask yourself: how does this matter affect me personally, what lesson does it convey to me, what suggestion for a better life, how can I improve my conduct; resolve to become a saint at any cost; think upon the eternal years; pray to the Holy Ghost that He may lead you in the way of perfection; finally recite attentively and devotedly the following Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit:
Oh Holy Spirit, divine Spirit of light and love, I consecrate to Thee my understanding, heart, and will, my whole being for time and for eternity. May my understanding be always submissive to Thy heavenly inspirations, and to the teaching of the Church, of which Thou art the infallible guide; may my heart be ever inflamed with love of God and of my neighbor; may my will be ever conformed to the divine will, and may my whole life be a faithful imitation of the life and virtue of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to Whom with the Father and Thee be honor and glory forever. Amen.
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