Self-Conquest
Once a day, at least, recall very earnestly that
I Cor. iii. 15Ꚛ Twenty-fourth Day of November
Thoughts of Fater Dignam, S.J.
Life is a series of steps, each one bringing us nearer to the awful moment when we shall kneel at Our Lord’s feet, and look up inquiringly into His eyes.
It will all be over some day, and we shall be with God in our home, “the promised land” of heavenly rest and peace. And the happiness of that eternity will be increased by the sweetness of the thought that it is merited by the crosses which we have borne here below and which will then be turned into eternal joy. God will be glad to have us there: His joy and ours will be all the sweeter when we look back on the sufferings of life which helped to earn heaven for us.
Mother most pure, Mother most holy and most kind, may the love of Jesus and of thee grow in our hearts together; may that love make us hate sin and the world, strengthen us to deny ourselves, confirm our faith, hope, and charity, and bring thee, sweet Mother, to our death-beds to console our last hour.
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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