Page 5 - daily practices
P. 5
TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD
METHOD OF LIFE
1
which I resolve to follow by the grace of God
__________
As a rule, I shall have six hours’ sleep. On waking up I
shall at once thank God for having watched over me in the
night and ask him to be with me the coming day; I shall offer
everything for his glory and beg him to help me bear patiently,
or rather, gladly, all the crosses he has prepared for me that
day. Then I shall commend myself to the Blessed Virgin Mary
and place myself under her ‘mantle’; I shall also commend
myself to my Guardian Angel and to my beloved patron Saint
Aloysius Gonzaga. Before leaving the room I shall meditate for
an hour, and in Church I shall stay for another hour. First thing
I do when I am back home is to pay a short visit, in my room,
to the Crucified Lord and to Our Lady, during which I also
make the usual 10 genuflections.
Then I have breakfast and carry out my duties most carefully
till lunch time. After that, I shall rest for a while and if I am
allowed, after finishing the housework, I shall also go for a
walk along some quiet road.
1 Most probably written in the Year 1825.
- 627 -
