“When Mary holds you up, you will not fall; when she protects you, you need not fear; when she leads you, you will not tire yourself; when she is favorable to you, you will arrive at the harbor safely.” – St. Bernard

Confronting Temptation

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In our combating of temptation there are six main things to be done: forestall temptation by watchfulness and prayer; resist it manfully; avoid the presumption that you can dally with evil and conquer it at will; avoid the occasions of sin persons, places and things; acquire a healthy distrust of self and confidence in God's help; and resist temptation promptly and perseveringly. 

Father Charles Hugo Doyle

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