"Love is an indispensable necessity for every human heart. But it is of paramount importance to every young person especially to have in their heart a true, genuine, and abiding love of God. It is in youth that the severest and most decisive battles with the three-fold enemy- the devil, the world, and evil concupiscence- have to be fought.
If you do not now, in the golden days of youth, obtain the mastery over the devil, the world, and the flesh, you will find it difficult, if not impossible, later on, to gain the victor's crown.
But how are you to conquer, and by what means? Wholly and solely by the power of love. It is, however, only true love, the love of God, which is able to conquer the devil, the world, and the flesh. Therefore, let a true, heartfelt, practical love of God be your guiding star, the center of your being; let it dwell constantly in your heart!"
~ Rev. F. X. Lasance
The Catholic Girl's Guide
If you do not now, in the golden days of youth, obtain the mastery over the devil, the world, and the flesh, you will find it difficult, if not impossible, later on, to gain the victor's crown.
But how are you to conquer, and by what means? Wholly and solely by the power of love. It is, however, only true love, the love of God, which is able to conquer the devil, the world, and the flesh. Therefore, let a true, heartfelt, practical love of God be your guiding star, the center of your being; let it dwell constantly in your heart!"
~ Rev. F. X. Lasance
The Catholic Girl's Guide
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