Devotion of the day: progress in faith

In the flight of sin. The passions are pressing terrible, the weakness in resisting is very great, the corrupt nature inclines us to sin, everything tempts us to evil: this is true; nevertheless, how many times have we been able to resist recommending ourselves to God's help! How many times, seriously committed to fighting a passion, not to allow evil, we have emerged victorious! Before saying that you cannot refrain from lies, impatience, immodesties, pray, try hard, do violence: you will realize that you can do more than you thought.

In the practice of good. It is a question of praying well: I cannot, we reply. One should fast, abstinence; I'm weak, I can't. For an alms, for a work of charity. " : I can't, they say. For the accuracy of duty, for a regulated life and a little more interior…; I can not. Is this not perhaps an artifice of self-love, of laziness, of our lukewarmness? For the things we like, on a whim we do and suffer much more. Try yourself, and you will do, for good, more of what you don't believe.

In our sanctification. Isn't my strength enough to become a saint?… It takes too long to leave the world, and always pray, to think only of God…; I don't feel capable of rising that high. - But have you already tried a few times? Delicate men and women like S. Genoveffa, S. Isabella, S. Luigi could do it; people of every age, of every condition could do it; so many martyrs could do it ... At least try it, and you will see that you can do much more than you think you are.

PRACTICE. - Spend the day holy: recite an Angele Dei.