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Meditation
In the last ten days, St. Louis Marie guided us to free ourselves from the spirit of the world. Now, he invites us to set the resolution of acquiring self-
knowledge, of our wickedness, weakness, pettiness and miseries, in order to lead us to an authentic contrition of one’s sins and recognize the need for help. Therefore, we how will present some texts from St. Alphonsus, which will be useful to achieve the virtue of humility and dispose us to recognize our own misery.
1) Place yourself in the presence of God.
2) Ask for the grace of a deep self-knowledge. “Lord, let me know myself.”
3) Read the text below and then spend a brief period of time reflecting on it.
We have an immortal soul to save (From St. Alphonsus Maria de Ligori, Way of Salvation)
The enterprise of our eternal salvation is the most important undertaking. It brings us bliss or eternal damnation. This enterprise ends in eternity, that is, in salvation or eternal damnation: in obtaining an eternity of joy or an eternity of torment: to live life forever happy or forever unhappy. Oh my God, what will become of me? Will I be saved or condemned? I may be saved or I may be lost. And if it is possible for me to lose myself, why do not I resolve to embrace a life that assures me of eternal life?
‘And then? And after?’ If everyone thinks of death, when everything is left behind; or on judgment, in which we will give an account of everything, a happy or unhappy eternity—according to each one of us. Then what?
I see, my God, that I have forgotten that my soul is immortal, neglecting the most important task of my life, exchanging it for futile little things. I regret, O Infinite Goodness, having turned my back. Today I resolve to surrender myself completely to you. And what do I expect? Maybe you will leave me, and death will find me miserable and ungrateful, according to how I’ve lived so far. No, my God, I do not want to give you more displeasure; I want to love you. Help me, Mary, my hope!
4) Pray the Litany of the Holy Spirit
Meditation
In the last ten days, St. Louis Marie guided us to free ourselves from the spirit of the world. Now, he invites us to set the resolution of acquiring self-
knowledge, of our wickedness, weakness, pettiness and miseries, in order to lead us to an authentic contrition of one’s sins and recognize the need for help. Therefore, we how will present some texts from St. Alphonsus, which will be useful to achieve the virtue of humility and dispose us to recognize our own misery.
1) Place yourself in the presence of God.
2) Ask for the grace of a deep self-knowledge. “Lord, let me know myself.”
3) Read the text below and then spend a brief period of time reflecting on it.
We have an immortal soul to save (From St. Alphonsus Maria de Ligori, Way of Salvation)
The enterprise of our eternal salvation is the most important undertaking. It brings us bliss or eternal damnation. This enterprise ends in eternity, that is, in salvation or eternal damnation: in obtaining an eternity of joy or an eternity of torment: to live life forever happy or forever unhappy. Oh my God, what will become of me? Will I be saved or condemned? I may be saved or I may be lost. And if it is possible for me to lose myself, why do not I resolve to embrace a life that assures me of eternal life?
‘And then? And after?’ If everyone thinks of death, when everything is left behind; or on judgment, in which we will give an account of everything, a happy or unhappy eternity—according to each one of us. Then what?
I see, my God, that I have forgotten that my soul is immortal, neglecting the most important task of my life, exchanging it for futile little things. I regret, O Infinite Goodness, having turned my back. Today I resolve to surrender myself completely to you. And what do I expect? Maybe you will leave me, and death will find me miserable and ungrateful, according to how I’ve lived so far. No, my God, I do not want to give you more displeasure; I want to love you. Help me, Mary, my hope!
4) Pray the Litany of the Holy Spirit
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