Seneca: We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I…
We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? what passion opposed? what temptation resisted? what virtue acquired? Our vices will abate of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift.
In today’s wordsEvery night we should call ourselves to account: What weakness did I master today? What passion did I resist? What temptation did I withstand? What virtue did I gain? Our vices will fade if we bring them to confession every day.
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