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Let us exert continual violence against ourselves. With
every passing hour let us cry out with St. Teresa:
Courage! One hour less to struggle. (Letters 11)

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Every hour that strikes means one step less to take.
Courage! One day the battle will end and the

combatants will receive their reward. (Letters 42)
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Let us exert ourselves courageously in the mortification of this
obstinate spirit, this rebellious flesh of ours. Let us train ourselves to
sacrifice all that our hearts hold most dear. (Letters 27)

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O God, how many imperfections do we discover in
ourselves! Were solve to become better, but it is up to you

32) alone to give firmness to our faltering resolutions. (Writings

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Loquere, Domine: speak, Lord. What is my duty? No
curiosity? I accept the sacrifice. No thoughts of self? I will
strive with all I have in me. No disorderly affection? Yes,
from now on I want to love you alone; you alone in your saints, in
Mary, in Joseph, in my protecting angels; you alone in your church.
(Writings 19)

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Whenever we commit a sin, let us ask the Lords pardon
and say: By hating sin I destroyed it. The Lord teaches
me how to renew myself at every moment. Nunc coepi:
now I start. Yes, Lord, even at the final hour the worker can become
deserving of his pay. Nunc coepi. I still have time. (Writings 33)

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Nunc coepi: now I begin, my God, my Jesus, my mother
Mary, my protector St. Joseph, my guardian angel. Nunc
coepi: I will always listen to you. Nunc coepi: I will throw
away the robe of my sinfulness. Nunc coepi: I will set out on the
journey to Heaven, following the inspirations which you will send
from above. (Writings 19)