"As soon as you are tempted to impurity, endeavor to think of the Passion of the Savior of the world and make the following act: 'My God is nailed to a cross, and shall I consent to these unlawful pleasures?'" St. Bernard

For Reflection: To what extent do I meditate on the passion of Christ? How did His passion obtain for me the grace to resist temptation? Why, then, is meditation on His passion a good safeguard to all temptation including the temptation to impurity? (See tomorrow's Grace Line to see what specific aspect of Christ's passion St. Augustine found effective in his fight against temptations of the flesh.)