As Eugene takes stock of his life, he makes some practical resolutions to keep himself focussed each day.<\/p>\n
\nI will make it an irrevocable rule of conduct that nothing on this earth shall constitute a habitual threat to my own progress in the spiritual life.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n
For this I must establish some key points as pivots of the rest of my life.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n
1. To live in great dependence on God and follow in everything I can the rule of the house so as to set an example and subjugate my will.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Caught up in the countless requests for his time each day, he resolves to maintain a fidelity to certain pivotal practices. Throughout his life we find him insisting on these for himself:<\/p>\n
\n2. Since my outside affairs often deflect me and made it impossible for me to follow this rule in every detail, I must make it a special obligation never to dispense myself, on any pretext, from certain of the most essential points of this rule.<\/strong>
\nSo, rise with the community,<\/strong>
\noraison,<\/strong>
\nprepare for and make thanksgiving after Mass.<\/strong>
\nAdore the Blessed Sacrament for at least a quarter of an hour in the afternoon;<\/strong>
\nat least one hour\u2019s study during the day, etc.,<\/strong>
\nread Holy Scripture.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nRetreat Notes, August 1817, O.W. XV n. 144<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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