[MaryVitamin] Guarding the Eyes

San Matteo della Decima (1734 -1802 Bologna) Saint Camillus of Lellis Oil on canvas: 41? x 29 1/8 in. 106 x 74 cm. Having been reduced to poverty by heavy gambling, Lellis was employed by the Caputchins of Manfredonia. In 1570 he began to live a life of penance and became a nurse at the hospital of St. Giacomo (Rome). Mary Vitamin for June 12th        Topic: Guarding the Eyes   Quote: St. John Eudes "If you would imitate her simplicity, guard yourself from curiosity, suffering in your heart only one design and pretension; namely, to know God and to please Him, and to attach yourself inseparably to His Divine Will. Above all, detest and abhor lying, artifice and deceit, as sworn enemies of Christian simplicity." The Wondrous Childhood of the Most Holy Mother of God, 251.   Meditation: A lesson from Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity: "[Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity] simply could not understand how a person could carelessly leave God Who dwells within the soul in order to turn to the world and earthly things. 'God dwells within you, do not leave Him so often', she advised. Even as she worked the sisters noticed her recollected attitude. She once wrote, 'It is wonderful to recall that, except for the vision of seeing God, we possess God as all the Saints in Heaven do. We can surely be with Him always and no one can take us away from Him. He dwells in our souls!' "   Resolution: Today I will be careful to guard myself from excessive curiosity. I will turn my eyes from billboards, joggers, bicyclists, internet ads to the "God who dwells within." This is not a sterile, puritanical mortification but a sweet and hopeful mortification if I practice guarding my eyes in imitation of Our Lady. Her eyes are always on the Lord.    Marian Vow: The Life of Penance. "The first and most valuable penance is that of the sacramental Confession. The tertiaries ordinarily should approach the sacrament once a week (or at least twice a month) and each day examine their conscience. Let them fulfill their daily duties with fidelity and diligence in union with the Immaculate; observe justice in their dealings at work; practice mortification and promote peace in the social and political order; dress modestly and nourish themselves soberly, avoiding entertainments which are not consistent with the spirit of patience and sacrifice (dancing, theater, unseemly performances, etc.)." Marian Seraphic Pathways, Traccia   I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.   Thanks be to God for graces received.   Related site: Castle of the Immaculate & AirMaria

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