The source of the mortifications that the Lord asks of us is almost always in our daily tasks. Many are born with the day: getting up at the appointed time, overcoming laziness at this first moment; punctuality; work well finished in the details; the discomfort of heat or cold; smiling, even if we are tired or unwilling; sobriety in food and drink; order and care in the things we have and use; surrendering our own judgment.... But for that it is necessary, above all, to follow this advice: "If you really want to be a penitent soul -penitent and joyful-, you must defend, above all, your daily times of prayer -of intimate, generous, prolonged prayer-, and you must try to make sure that these times are not to be done by leap and bounds, but at a fixed time, whenever possible. Do not give in to these details.
"Be a slave to this daily worship of God, and I assure you that you will be constantly joyful.
Besides the mortifications called passive, which present themselves without seeking them, the mortifications that we propose and seek are called active. Among these, of special importance for inner progress and for attaining purity of heart are the mortifications that refer to our inner senses: mortification of the imagination, avoiding the interior monologue in which fantasy overflows, and trying to convert it into dialogue with God, present in our soul in grace; also, when we tend to give many turns in our interior to an event in which it seems that we have looked bad, to a small injury (probably done without bad intention) that, if we do not cut in time, self-love and pride are making it bigger and bigger until they take away our peace and the presence of God. Mortification of the memory, avoiding useless memories, which make us waste our time and perhaps could lead us to other more important temptations. Mortification of the intelligence, to keep it focused on what is our duty at that moment; also, on many occasions, surrendering our judgment, in order to live better humility and charity with others. In short, it is a matter of putting away from us internal habits that we would see wrong in a man of God, in a woman of God. Let us decide to accompany the Lord closely during these days, contemplating his Most Holy Humanity in the scenes of the Way of the Cross: to see how he willingly walks the path of pain for us.
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