Principles and Practices - August 3

Do You Experience This?

I venture to say that an increased general desire of being more perfect is not altogether without its value as a sign of progress; and that in spite of what I have said of the importance of having a definite object in view. I do not think we esteem this general desire of perfection suffi­ciently. Of course, we must not stop at it, nor be satisfied with it. It is only given us to go on with.

Still, when we consider how worldly most good Christians are, and their amazing blindness to the interests of Jesus, and their almost incredible impenetrability by supernatural principles, we must see that this desire of holiness is from God, and a great gift, and that much which is of surpassing consequence is implied in it.

-Faber.
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From Principles and Practices
Compiled by Rev. J. Hogan of The Catholic Missionary Society
Published by Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd., Publishers To The Holy See
Nihil Obstat; Eduardus J. Mahoney, S.T.D. Censor deputatus.
Imprimatur; Edm. Can. Surmont, Vicarius generalis.
First printed in 1930