If We Should Be Saved

Without Prayer It Is Impossible To Resist Temptations And To Keep The Commandments.

He Would Be Guilty Of Mortal Sin, Because He Exposes Himself To The Danger Of Grievously Offending God. Hence, Before He Acts He Must Lay Aside The Doubt; And If He Has Not Hitherto Done So, He Must Confess It, At Least, As It Is Before God. But The Scrupulous, Who Have Doubts About Everything, Must Follow Another Rule: They Must Obey Their Confessor. When He Tells Them To Conquer Their Doubts, And To Act Against Scruples, They Should Obey With Exactness; Otherwise They Will Render Themselves Unable And Unfit To Perform Any Spiritual Exercise.

Woe To Those Who Despise Devotion To Mary! ... The Soul Cannot Live Without Having Recourse To Mary And Recommending Itself To Her. He Falls And Is Lost Who Does Not Have Recourse To Mary.

God Is Displeased At The Diffidence Of Souls Who Love Him Sincerely And Whom He Himself Loves.

Know Also That You Will Probably Gain More By Praying Fifteen Minutes Before The Blessed Sacrament Than By All The Other Spiritual Exercises Of The Day. True, Our Lord Hears Our Prayers Anywhere, For He Has Made The Promise, 'ask, And You Shall Receive,' But He Has Revealed To His Servants That Those Who Visit Him In The Blessed Sacrament Will Obtain A More Abundant Measure Of Grace.