Editor’s Note:  In his book, The School of Jesus Crucified, Father Ignatius of the Side of Jesus, Passionist, outlines 25 points as a “Practical Rule of Christian Life for Daily Observance”.  We will publish one a day.

Point 16

“When you feel sad, sorrowful, or disturbed in mind, think of Jesus agonizing in the garden, and overwhelmed with the deepest sorrow at the sight of your sins, and the prospect of His own most bitter Passion.  Unite yourself in spirit to Him, and say with Him: Beloved Heavenly Father, Thy will be done!  For want of Christian reflections like these, men often give way to feelings of impatience most unworthy of a follower of Jesus Christ Crucified.”

Editor’s Note:  In his book, The School of Jesus Crucified, Father Ignatius of the Side of Jesus, Passionist, outlines 25 points as a “Practical Rule of Christian Life for Daily Observance”.  We will publish one a day.

Point 15

“If your neighbor offend you in word or deed, or if he weary or contradict you, remember the outrages, contempt, and injuries suffered by Jesus during the course of His Passion, and say to yourself:  My soul, see with what humility and meekness Jesus the Son of God keeps silence in the midst of all the evil treatment He has to endure; and wilt thou nourish feelings of resentment?  Ah, no, my sweetest Jesus, for Thy sake I will suffer in silence.”

Editor’s Note:  In his book, The School of Jesus Crucified, Father Ignatius of the Side of Jesus, Passionist, outlines 25 points as a “Practical Rule of Christian Life for Daily Observance”.  We will publish one a day.

Point 14

“In time of temptation, and when in danger of offending God, instantly call to mind the Wounds of Jesus, invoke His name with perfect confidence, and imagine that you behold Him on the Cross, lovingly saying to you, ‘Son, do not offend Me; do not renew My Passion and Death.  Son, I have always loved thee, why wilt thou now grieve My heart by thy hateful sins?’  Prostrate at His feet, renew your determination rather to die than offend so dear a Father, so loving a Redeemer.  There can be no thought more efficacious in preventing us from committing sin than that of the sufferings and wounds of Jesus Crucified.”

Editor’s Note:  In his book, The School of Jesus Crucified, Father Ignatius of the Side of Jesus, Passionist, outlines 25 points as a “Practical Rule of Christian Life for Daily Observance”.  We will publish one a day.

Point 13

“In anxieties, sorrows, and afflictions, have recourse in spirit to Jesus Crucified; make known to Him your sufferings with entire confidence, offer them to Him, and take courage in the thought that if you suffer something for the love of Jesus, you therefore resemble Him, and bear Him company in His sufferings, and are meriting the glory of Heaven.  Remember that Jesus has suffered more than you do, and that He suffered for your sake.”

Editor’s Note:  In his book, The School of Jesus Crucified, Father Ignatius of the Side of Jesus, Passionist, outlines 25 points as a “Practical Rule of Christian Life for Daily Observance”.  We will publish one a day.

Point 12

“Fly idleness as the mother of all evil.  Avoid those amusements which pander to the passions.  Enter not into any society which may be prejudicial to your innocence.  You are to be a Christian in your recreations as well as in your occupations.  Recreate your mind by some innocent amusements, but remember that the early Christians would have considered it a crime to appear in the Circus, or at public profane spectacles.”