Dear Parishioners and Friends,
The last of the seven daily habits for faithful Catholics is
the examination of conscience.
Socrates said that an unexamined life is not worth living. I
think he was trying to point out that we are unable to grow without looking
careful at our lives. The goal of life is holiness and heaven. In order to grow
spiritually, we need to look at our life often, admit our sins, notice the work
of the Holy Spirit in our life and change or maintain those things which are
necessary to grow in holiness. This is why we need to examine our conscience
every day.
We should do this habit shortly before we go to bed. We can
simply call upon the Holy Spirit to help us examine our day and determine what
good we have done and what evil we have done. We should look at a particular
area that we are consistently trying to improve upon and also ask whether we
have been faithful to all the seven daily habits.
When we finish, we should make an act of gratitude to God
for all that He has done for us during the day and an act of contrition for all
the sin for which we are responsible. This can give us great peace of soul as
we end the day and drift off into sleep. We never know whether God is going to
give us another day so we should be in His friendship as we end the day.
In Christ,
Msgr. Baker
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