Self-Conquest
Once a day, at least, recall very earnestly that
I Cor. iii. 15Ꚛ Twenty-third Day of November
Thoughts of Fater Dignam, S.J.
No matter how many years we may have been practising the spiritual life, the day on which we begin to hate our pride, the day we realize its loathsomeness, that day we begin a new life.
Aim at this, above all things ; away with all wish for esteem or praise. To praise Jesus, to win Our Lady’s smile—that is enough.
Does not the sight of Jesus crowned with thorns make honor loathsome? Is not the heart wrung with pain if esteem and admiration are its share, while He was shown to the multitude in shame and ignominy?
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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