“There is no remedy so powerful against the
heat of concupiscence as the remembrance of our Savior’s Passion. In all my difficulties, I never found anything so efficacious as the wounds of Christ. In them I sleep secure. From them, I derive new life.”
-St. Augustine
For Reflection:
Which one wound of Our Lord speaks most to my heart? How can meditation on this wound help me to fight off all of the temptations that assail me?
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From the cross, Jesus says to us: “Here is your mother” (see John 19:27) Because Mary is the perfect woman, she must also be the perfect mother. If she is the perfect mother, then her mother’s prayer must also be the fullest and most whole and wonderful there is.
