Principles and Practices - January 8

Perfect Obedience

If thou desire to please God offer Him con­tinually the sacrifice of thy heart, will, and liberty, by perfect obedience for His own sake. Our will He chiefly calls for; and whatsoever else we give Him is nothing so long as we refuse to give Him our will by obedience. The sacrifice of our hearts He calls for, and not for that of our flocks, or of anything that we can give Him without obedience.

-Bishop Challoner.
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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