Saturday, September 12, 2009

Principles and Practices - September 13

From Small to Great

All can find many ways of denying them­selves relaxations and pleasures, which, while they may not be sinful, make a very grateful offering to Almighty God. And the great advantage of self-restraint of this kind is that, by denying oneself in what is licit, one becomes stronger to resist temptation to do what is illicit. Where there is a good will, it is not hard to invent ways of doing penance.

-Lonergan, S.J.
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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

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