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He who perseveres to the end shall be saved. But
how can I persevere? I must keep in my soul, an undying spirit of compunction
and sorrow for past sins. I must avoid
the immediate occasions of sin – such persons, places or things as happen to be
for me a grievous temptation to mortal sin. I must participate in the frequent
reception of Penance and Holy Communion (weekly to confession, daily to
Communion). I must engage in earnest and
constant prayer. I must have a devotion
to the Blessed Virgin Mary. I must engage in pious reading – reading slowly and
thoughtfully, letting their content sink into my mind, applying things to
myself, pausing to say little prayers and making resolutions.
Father Winfrid
Herbst, S.D.S.