Principles and Practices - September 24

If Annoyed or Vexed

He should immediately pardon and forgive an injury, and should show himself a kind friend to the one who has injured him. Never should he consider anyone as unjustly troublesome to him, but in every trial he should bear in mind his own sins and his ingratitude to God, and so con­vince himself that he deserves trials more grievous than any he endures, and that, if he had his deserts, all creatures would afflict him and trample him under foot as the dirt of the road. He should turn the eyes of his soul from those who afflict him to God, who allows him to be afflicted, and bear his trial with a meek and humble heart, considering that it comes only from the hand of God. For when the knife cuts, it is not the knife, but the hand of the surgeon directing it that should be considered.

-Ludovicus Blosius.
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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