Self-Conquest

The conquest of self is the grandest triumph that man can achieve.
_{Once a day, at least, recall very earnestly that} “You are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you.”

I Cor. iii. 15

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Ꚛ Nineteenth Day of November

Thoughts of Fater Dignam, S.J.

Ad Jesum per Mariam. All we can do will never equal the Sacred Heart’s desire, that she may be loved, invoked, trusted, honored more and more.

Jesus is the Saviour of sinners, Mary the Mother of sinners, and to us sinners He is still uttering from the tabernacle the words which He uttered on the cross arid in His commandment: “Behold thy Mother; honor thy Mother.”

True devotion to Our Lady consists in nothing else than a conviction that she loves us and those whom we are helping. God will do anything to save a soul that loves His Mother or that has loved her.

To have a smile for all, is a great means of doing good. But only those who try, know how hard it is. We shall succeed better if we learn to smile at God; for He, dear Lord, loves to see us smile at Him, and, like His creatures, He is pleased with our cheerfulness.

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<sub>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.</sub>

_{Self-Conquest. Rev. F. X. Lasance. 1936.} @selfconquest