Devotion of the day: our weak side

We all have it. Imperfection and defect are attached to our spoiled nature. All children of Adam, we have nothing to boast about others; whoever is preferred is a superb one; it is foolishness to laugh at the defects of others with so many defects that surround us; charity commands; Pity everyone - But among so many weaknesses there is one for each one, who, as a queen, predominates over all; perhaps you, blind, do not know it, but whoever deals with you knows how to say: This is your weakness ... Perhaps pride, perhaps impurity, gluttony, etc.

How it manifests itself. Whoever wants, does not find it very difficult to know him: it is that sin that you find in all your confessions; it is that defect most in accordance with your temperament, which takes place every moment and causes frequent mistakes to be made; that defect that most repels you to fight, that enters your thoughts and resolutions more often, and excites your other passions. What is it in you? What sins do you always confess to?

What is our weakness. It is not just a small flaw, but the dominant passion capable of bringing us to great ruin if it is not corrected. Cain's weakness was envy: not fought, it led him to fratricide. The weakness of the Magdalene was sensuality, and what a life she drew from! Avarice was the weakness of Judas and he betrayed the Master for it ... Your weakness of pride, vanity, anger ... can you tell what it can drag you to?

PRACTICE. - Recite a Pater, Ave and Gloria to the Holy Spirit to enlighten you. Ask the confessor what your weakness is.