G ~ is for...

Gratitude

Am I one whose prayer is all petition, asking for everthing and giving thanks for nothing?

Am I grateful to God for all His gifts to me ~ gifts of body and soul?

Do I acknowledge that many contradictions and disappointments have been blessings in disguise?

Am I really grateful fo God's gift to me of a religious vocation?

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F~ is for....

Faith

Looking down into the Easter Holy Water vase. 

Am I one who would see without believing,

 rather than believe without seeing?

Do I see the authority of God in the authority of my superiors?

Do I accept failures and reverses in a spirit of faith?

How can I increase my spirit of faith?

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E~ is for ....

Exercises of the Rule

Do I appreciate the sanctifying effect of the exercises of the Rule?

Is my interest in active works balanced by my fidelity to spiritual exercises?

Do I make an honest effort to resist drowsiness during prayer?

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D~is for....

Detachment

Am I excessively concerned about my good name, so much so that I become greatly annoyed by the slightest criticism? 

To whom or what am I attached, and how can I succeed in breaking this detachment?

If God should ask me to give up any article I possess, or friendship I enjoy, or occupation which pleases me, would I, for love of Him, surrender it?

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C~is for...

Chastity

Would Our Lord bless each one of my friendships in the degree in which it exists?

Am I sound in my attitued toward holy chastity ~ free on the one hand from scrupulosity and on the other from carelessness?

Is all my external conduct consonant with holy chastity?

What steps am I making to acquire greater chastity of heart?

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B~is for...

Benevolence

Do I wish well to all ~to those who have been kind to me and to those who have not? 

If I am not well disposed towards some, am I trying to better my attitude towards them?

Am I sensitive to the faults of others and indifferent to their virtues?


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A~ is for...

Acceptance of Grace

May procession 2013 

Am I living a life which God's grace is the principal moving force?

Am I alert to perceive the inspirations of grace in my soul?

Do I take seriously the obligation of striving toward perfection?

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