680 (PLEASURE/ WEAKNESS/ ABSTINENCE)
When something presents itself to you to which you have a
weakness, be careful because it may
dominate you!
Restrain yourself! Do not let it
capture your
heart!
Instead, place in front of you your “
holy programme”, your
“holy decisions” (taken during your
introspective evening review of the day) and
follow them.
Otherwise, the first, that is,
the consent and approval of your
heart towards your
weakness, will first
throw you out of
your programme and then will
alienate you from
God’s grace and your good
spiritual state and
atmosphere and will
cause you all other
consequences that will follow…
Therefore, be
sober and
attentive! Be
abstinent and
careful guardian and
keeper of your
“programe!”
“All combatants exercise self-control in everything” (1 Corinthians, 9,25), saint Paul stresses.
Acting like this…you shall
not regret it, but shall always be
joyful and
free· this is
the true pleasure…