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[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Laziness
Catholic-forum.com ^ | 04-06-11 | Saint Faustina

Posted on 04/06/2011 2:06:29 PM PDT by Salvation

Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts
 
Jesus's words are in italics.  St. Faustina's words are in regular print.
 
"Your task is to write down everything that I make known to you about My mercy, for the benefit of those who by reading these things will be comforted in their souls and will have the courage to approach Me." (1693)
 
 
"Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy." (300) 
 

 



TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; History; Theology
KEYWORDS: catholic; catholiclist
This series will be excerpts from the Diary of St. Faustina. Some are short. Some are longer. I am keeping the spelling from the website in the title.
1 posted on 04/06/2011 2:06:35 PM PDT by Salvation
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To: All

Laziness

On one occasion, I saw Satan hurrying about and looking for someone among the sisters, but he could find no one. I felt an interior inspiration to command him in the Name of God to confess to me what he was looking for among the sisters. And he confessed, though unwillingly, "I am looking for idle souls". When I commanded him again in the Name of God to tell me to which souls in religious life he has the easiest access, he said, again unwillingly, "To lazy and idle souls." ...Let the toiling and tired souls rejoice. (1127)

2 posted on 04/06/2011 2:07:06 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation
Laziness is another word for sloth -- one of the capital sins. Check out this thread by Mrs. Don-o -- First Confession Guide for Adults [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]

Questions to ask yourself about this:

Sloth
Antidote: Sloth is conquered by diligence and fervor in the ordinary duties of our state in life, and in the challenges to which God calls us.

Have I an inordinate love of rest or entertainment, neglecting my duties?
Do I act lazily? Am I too fond of laying about? Do I waste a lot of time on TV or the Internet?
Do I feel the ordinary duties of life are not worth my best time and effort?
Do I delay chores repeatedly, or do them in a sloppy, slack, or minimal way?
Do I gripe about my work, complain about things that cost me real effort and exertion?
Do I make poor use of the time God has given me? Wasting hours, weeks, years?
Do I slack off in idle conversation? Worthless reading material? Stupid amusements?
Do I neglect tasks I should do for my husband, wife, or children?
Do I fail to direct, correct, or discipline people under my authority (children, students, subordinates) because it’s too much of a hassle?
Do I let things deteriorate around me, because reversing the trend would be difficult?
Do I neglect the needs of my aged, sick or disabled parents?
Do I tend to avoid needy friends?
Do I fail to carry out tasks I have promised to do for my parish or for charitable groups?
Am I fervent in the service of God?


3 posted on 04/06/2011 2:14:41 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Sorry, I meant to ping you to this post.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2700659/posts?page=3#3


4 posted on 04/06/2011 2:15:37 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: nickcarraway; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; ArrogantBustard; Catholicguy; RobbyS; marshmallow; ...

Lenten Series Ping!


5 posted on 04/06/2011 2:19:48 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

Yeah. That -— as the Quakers say -— “speaks to my condition”.


6 posted on 04/06/2011 4:58:42 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

I think we all have a little bit of laziness in it. This post made me do some laundry today! LOL!


7 posted on 04/06/2011 9:04:49 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: All
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Laziness
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[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Power of the Divine Mercy Image
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Humility and Humble Souls
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[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Hell
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Heaven

[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Grace
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Doing God's Will
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: God's Nature and Mystery
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Forgiveness
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Fear
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Feast of Mercy
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Faith and Faithfulness
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[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Discernment
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Death and Dying

[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Periods of Darkness
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Confession of Sins in the Sacrament of Penance
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Chosen Souls
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Children
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Power of the Chaplet
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Busy Souls
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Effect of Holy Baptism on the Soul
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Apostles of Mercy
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Angels
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8 posted on 04/07/2011 6:20:09 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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