In all your intercourse with others respect their persons and property; do
not look for unjust gains; be faithful to your bargains and contracts;
never look to your own selfish interests solely. Never speak ill of
anybody, nor circulate detractions, nor reveal secrets and defects that
might lessen the esteem in which any one is held; excuse the faults of
others, and find some excuse for the intention with which even an evil
action is committed. We are all temples of the Holy Ghost, sanctified and
ennobled by the blood of Christ. We are the dwellings of the Holy Trinity,
called to a heavenly inheritance. Do not desecrate this sacred temple by
impurity; guard against impure thoughts and immodest desires, flee from
dangerous occasions. Avoid foolishly pursuing the luxuries and vanities of
the world, improper company, and bad conversation. Do not enter theatres
or places of amusement where your morals are endangered, and from which
you carry nothing but pictures of immoral objects. Arm yourself most
effectually against the approach of evil by the powerful shield of prayer,
and walk in the presence of God.
Prayer.
O most loving Jesus, etc., etc.
Eighteenth Day.
So far we have considered the law of God practically interpreted in our
every‐day life; let us go still further and endeavor to learn the laws of
the Church, for the Lord has said: “He that heareth you, heareth Me; and
he that despiseth you despiseth Me,” and “If he will not hear the Church
let him be to thee as the heathen and publican.” On Sundays and holydays
of obligation, we ought to hear Mass. We should observe the feasts of the
Church and the restriction from flesh meat on Fridays and other days of
abstinence. Remember that these little acts of mortification are a great
benefit to us, since the Lord has commanded, “That we should bring forth
fruits worthy of penance.” Make your Easter duty, for the Church has laid
down the law that you should fulfil those duties, not from routine or
human respect, but with the knowledge of the needs of your soul.
Prayer.
O most loving Jesus, etc., etc.
Nineteenth Day.
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