Self-Conquest
Once a day, at least, recall very earnestly that
I Cor. iii. 15Ꚛ Second Day of December
Ah! dearly hath Jesus loved thee. With more than a mother’s tenderness He yearneth for thee. What more could He have done for thee? And thou—what hast thou done for Him? Hast thou not left Him, the fountain of living water, and gone to slake thy thirst at the broken cisterns of earthly affections and ambitions? Even when He mingled thy cup of pleasure with the gall of disappointment, thou wouldst not turn to Him; when He followed thee with graces and gifts, thou didst fly from Him as if He were in truth thy enemy and not thy loving Friend. How often has He knocked at the door of thy heart, pleading for admittance, but thou didst not heed Him! Oh, if thou didst but know the tender love of the divine wooer’s heart, thou wouldst open to Him, thou wouldst bid Him enter, and proclaim Him King of thy heart for evermore.
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.
Self-Conquest. Rev. F. X. Lasance. 1936. 
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