“Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.”

                                  -St. Therese of Lisieux

For Reflection:

What do I think is the relationship between the consuming love of God and self-surrender?

In Conversation With God Vol 2 - Lent and Easter Francis Fernandez-Carvajal     Pb 609 pgs Click Here For More Information

Page 4 1.2 Works of penance.  Frequent confession, mortification, alms-giving.

And the best mortification is that which overcomes the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life in little things throughout the day.  Ours should be mortifications which do not mortify others, and which give us more 'finesse', more understanding and more openness in our dealings with everybody.