Category: Mortification
Pope John Paul II regularly practiced the form of mortification called “taking the discipline”
We run away from home, and we misspend the gifts that our Father has lavished upon us
suffering has been an inescapable part of life, and this continues until death
Christ's death has made superabundant satisfaction to God for all our sins
Did Leonardo wear a cilice or use a discipline?
Our Lord does not speak only of the great sufferings that may come once or twice in a lifetime.
"The Communion of Saints unites the faithful across heaven, purgatory, and earth through prayer and Mass."
"We have to win Heaven with our ordinary work. "
We will have to help others in a way they may not notice but which lightens their burden.