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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.

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Saint Ignatius

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In the fallen there is danger of pride and vainglory, since they prefer their own judgment to the judgment of everyone else, usurping what is not their own by setting themselves up as judges in their own cause when the rightful judge is their superior.

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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.

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June 4, 2024

We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.

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June 4, 2024

In the fallen there is danger of pride and vainglory, since they prefer their own judgment to the judgment of everyone else, usurping what is not their own by setting themselves up as judges in their own cause when the rightful judge is their superior.

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