Spiritual exercises: overcoming and repairing sins

Da Paolo Tessione - March 22, 2020

How do you overcome your sins? Every sin is different and requires specific prayers and sacrifices to break away from them. Three common sins are: those of the flesh, those of anger and those of pride. Each of these sins can be overcome but it may require special attention. If you fight with the sins of the flesh, try fasting. Give up what you like on a physical level by fasting from various types of food or drink. For sins of anger, try to do some good deed or say a kind word to the person you are angry with. Pray for them and say the words of Jesus on the cross: "Father, forgive them, they don't know what they are doing". And for the sins of pride, try to bow down before our Lord in praying humility, emptying yourself before Him. 1248).

What are the specific sins you fight with? Make sure you regularly do a thorough examination of conscience, focusing on each of the Ten Commandments in detail or the seven deadly sins. Once you have identified the main sins you struggle with, especially those that are habitual, seek a holy remedy for them. Penance for sins is like medicine. You need the right drugs for every disease. Be open to the ways in which God reveals these "medicines" to your soul and take them without hesitation. Every penance you make will open the door of Mercy in a new and profound way in your life.

PRAYER

Lord, I know I am sick because of my many sins. I am weak and need healing. Help me to see my sins and to face them with your mercy. Give me the means to overcome them so that I can get closer to You. I love you Lord, free me from all that prevents me from you. Jesus I believe in you.

EXERCISE: TAKE A GOOD CONSCIOUS EXAMINATION TO UNDERSTAND OUR SINS. AFTER ESTABLISHING A PENANCE FOR THEM. WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT AFTER SIN, YOU MUST CONFESS, BUT THEREOF OURSELF ON OUR CONSCIOUSNESS WE MUST ESTABLISH A PENANCE TO OBSERVE. A committed behavior must respond to a committed sin in order to remedy that sin. SIN IS NOT ONLY REPAIRED AND CONFESSED BUT ALSO WON.