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the destruction of a monastery. Pope Pius XII wrote in 1947 at the
beatification of Blessed Maria Goretti: There rises to Our lips the
cry of the Saviour: 'Woe to the world because of scandals '
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THE Treatise on the Particular Examen of Conscience, by Father Luis
de la Palma, of the Society of Jesus, fully explains the nature and
the use of this Spiritual Exercise, as it was taught by St.
Ignatius in his book of the Exercises. Since the time of St.
Ignatius, the Particular Examen has been adopted to a considerable
extent, both by Religious and by persons in the world, aspiring to
perfection, and, very generally, by the active Orders which have
sprung up since the time of the first French Revolution.
The work was intended primarily for those who assisted at the
Retreats given by Father Porter, and who welcomed the attempt to
have the lessons contained in them recalled to their memory: it
has, however, been equally welcomed by many who have never made
retreats, but who have found in the Notes helps to meditation and
rules for practical guidance in the difficulties of their spiritual
life in the world. Consider this instruction on self-love: WHAT I
have called self-love has a variety of names: self-preoccupation,
self-consciousness, self-introspection, etc. Whatever we call it,
it is a fact of spiritual life and of daily life that many persons
are liable to this fault. It is not a healthy frame of mind: it
shuts one out from good things. One is not a little puzzled how to
make a person see that she has self-love. You may know it is there,
but it is not easy to lay your hand upon it. You must get to it by
a roundabout way. Such people are always examining self-never being
satisfied with their introspection, worrying over it. One of the
most common forms is that of those who are always noticing what
they feel, not what they til ink. God has given us reason for our
guide. So long as we are reasoning we are in a good and healthy
state; but if, instead of judging, weighing, reflecting, etc., we
go by feeling, it is wrong. "I feel no devotion; I feel very
wooden," and so on. Doubt your feelings. Don't regulate your
conduct by them. There are persons who say, "I don't feel to pray;
I don't feel to believe, to have a soul to have anything spiritual
at all." This, if carried out in action, makes them leave out their
prayers and Communions. and is unwise and foolish in the extreme.
Yet those especially who are under the influence of self-love are
guided by feelings. What would reason tell you about missing
morning prayers? One has made a rule to go to confession and
Communion once a week. Then comes a period of blank in which no
devotion is experienced. She gives up the Sacraments one week, then
another week, and gradually she only receives them once or twice a
year. One meets people who have gone back in this way-through
self-love. When you get to the region of reason you don't feel. To
trust to feeling is a mistake. Feeling is in the lower part of the
soul. Our religious life really belongs to reason and free-will,
and is above the senses. Silence, recollection, will clear the way
and allow us to have the feeling of devotion, but it is dangerous
to he guided by feeling, and when you find yourselves noticing that
you feel or don't feel, suspect it. Another instance. One has been
trying to meditate, and one makes a bad hand of it, and then one
declares there is no use trying. Or one has a hasty temper, makes
resolutions against giving way to it, breaks them, and gives up
trying. Another form is vanity, speaking about myself, about my
infirmities and weaknesses if I have nothing else to speak of. I
hear a sermon, perhaps, against vanity, and resolve to fight
against it; but I don't carry out my resolution, and give it up. I
have sinned; there is no use trying; I won't try again. This seems
to these people humility, but It IS really conceit and pride.
Perhaps you will understand better how it comes from self-love if I
put before you an example. I have made my resolution at Holy
Communion, and at the end of breakfast I break it. The true thing
to say is: "It's not to be wondered at, but it is a thing to be
ashamed of; I am sorry, and I will try again. I won't give up
trying." There is an instance of self-love, and the absence of it.
Of ourselves, big resolutions and small performance.
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
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original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Report On Modes Of Air Motion And The Equations Of The General
Circulation Of The Earth's Atmosphere George Porter Paine Madison,
1918 Science; Earth Sciences; Meteorology & Climatology; Nature
/ Weather; Science / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
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original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
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the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Anachronism: An Illustr. Ballad George Porter (writer of
verse.)
Title: The Progress of the Nation, in its various social and
economical relations, from the beginning of the nineteenth century
to the present time.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
NOVELS OF THE 18th & 19th CENTURIES collection includes books
from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection
includes major and minor works from a period which saw the
development and triumph of the English novel. These classics were
written for a range of audiences and will engage any reading
enthusiast. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Porter, George; 1847.
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