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1. The purpose of life and the desire for holiness 2. Prayer and relationship with God 3. Confession 4. Eucharist 5. Word of God and formation 6. Spiritual struggle and conversion 7. The Cross and sacrifice 8. Relationships lived in Christ 9. Family life and duties of one’s state in life 10. Apostolate and witness 11. Concrete charity and works of mercy 12. Use of time and the presence of God 1. The purpose of life and the desire for holiness 2. Prayer and relationship with God 3. Confession 4. Eucharist 5. Word of God and formation 6. Spiritual struggle and conversion 7. The Cross and sacrifice 8. Relationships lived in Christ 9. Family life and duties of one’s state in life 10. Apostolate and witness 11. Concrete charity and works of mercy 12. Use of time and the presence of God 1. The purpose of life and the desire for holiness – Is the true…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52290,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52298","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donbosco.press\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donbosco.press\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donbosco.press\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donbosco.press\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donbosco.press\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52298"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.donbosco.press\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52307,"href":"https:\/\/www.donbosco.press\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52298\/revisions\/52307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donbosco.press\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donbosco.press\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>– Is the true purpose of my life to become a saint (only saints enter Heaven)?
\n– Does my life show that I am a disciple of Christ?
\n– Do I have clear priorities (God, family, work) and do I live them faithfully?
\n– Do I live superficially, without a true direction?
\n– Do I live with eternal life in mind?
\n– Do I interpret what I do in the light of eternity?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I dedicate time every day to be with God in prayer?
\n– Do I pray with my heart, praising, giving thanks, and asking for forgiveness?
\n– Do I pray only to ask or, worse, to demand?
\n– Do I know how to be silent before God to listen to Him?
\n– Do I intercede for my family, for the Church, for the world?
\n– Do I ask God to help me know myself?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I go to confession regularly and with sincerity and repentance?
\n– Do I prepare well with an examination of conscience?
\n– Do I have a regular confessor who helps me to grow?
\n– Do I avoid occasions of sin (environments, habits, company)?
\n– Do I see concrete changes in my life from one confession to the next?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I participate in Mass with faith and attention?
\n– Do I prepare well for Communion and thank the Lord after receiving Him?
\n– Do I receive Communion out of habit, without it bearing fruit in my life?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I read and meditate on the Word of God?
\n– Do I deepen my faith with the Bible, the Catechism, and good reading?
\n– Do I put into practice what I hear, or do I remain stagnant without growing?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I fight my flaws with commitment and try to avoid sin and its occasions?
\n– Do I get back up after falling, without getting used to sin?
\n– Do I postpone conversion?
\n– Do I make excuses instead of changing?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I accept difficulties and sufferings as part of my Christian life and also as an opportunity for growth?
\n– Do I unite my hardships with those of Christ, offering Him my sufferings, illnesses, etc.?
\n– Do I reject the cross by always seeking the easiest way?
\n– Do I ask God for the grace to love the cross?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Are my relationships sincere, pure and respectful?
\n– Do I live my relationships in the light of the Lord?
\n– Do I know how to forgive when I am offended and seek reconciliation with those with whom I have unresolved issues?
\n– Am I willing to serve others for the love of God, not just to feel good?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I contribute to creating a climate of love and faith in my family?
\n– Do I faithfully fulfil my duties as a father, mother, son\/daughter or consecrated person?
\n– Do I work with honesty and not neglect my daily responsibilities?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I bring others to the Lord with my life and with my words, when appropriate?
\n– Do I hide my faith for fear of the judgement of others?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Am I close to the poor, the sick and foreigners, seeing them as brothers and sisters in Christ?
\n– Do I know how to console, correct with charity, and give good counsel?
\n– Do I not hold back when it comes to donating or participating in the works of the Church?
\n– Do I not show preference based on appearance or likeability?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I use my time well, making space for important things \u2014 prayer, family, work?
\n– Do I remember God during the day and offer Him my actions, even the smallest ones?
\n– Do I separate faith from concrete life, not believing that holiness also comes through small things lived well?
\n– Do I try to do everything for the love of God?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Is the true purpose of my life to become a saint (only saints enter Heaven)?
\n– Does my life show that I am a disciple of Christ?
\n– Do I have clear priorities (God, family, work) and do I live them faithfully?
\n– Do I live superficially, without a true direction?
\n– Do I live with eternal life in mind?
\n– Do I interpret what I do in the light of eternity?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I dedicate time every day to be with God in prayer?
\n– Do I pray with my heart, praising, giving thanks, and asking for forgiveness?
\n– Do I pray only to ask or, worse, to demand?
\n– Do I know how to be silent before God to listen to Him?
\n– Do I intercede for my family, for the Church, for the world?
\n– Do I ask God to help me know myself?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I go to confession regularly and with sincerity and repentance?
\n– Do I prepare well with an examination of conscience?
\n– Do I have a regular confessor who helps me to grow?
\n– Do I avoid occasions of sin (environments, habits, company)?
\n– Do I see concrete changes in my life from one confession to the next?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I participate in Mass with faith and attention?
\n– Do I prepare well for Communion and thank the Lord after receiving Him?
\n– Do I receive Communion out of habit, without it bearing fruit in my life?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I read and meditate on the Word of God?
\n– Do I deepen my faith with the Bible, the Catechism, and good reading?
\n– Do I put into practice what I hear, or do I remain stagnant without growing?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I fight my flaws with commitment and try to avoid sin and its occasions?
\n– Do I get back up after falling, without getting used to sin?
\n– Do I postpone conversion?
\n– Do I make excuses instead of changing?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I accept difficulties and sufferings as part of my Christian life and also as an opportunity for growth?
\n– Do I unite my hardships with those of Christ, offering Him my sufferings, illnesses, etc.?
\n– Do I reject the cross by always seeking the easiest way?
\n– Do I ask God for the grace to love the cross?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Are my relationships sincere, pure and respectful?
\n– Do I live my relationships in the light of the Lord?
\n– Do I know how to forgive when I am offended and seek reconciliation with those with whom I have unresolved issues?
\n– Am I willing to serve others for the love of God, not just to feel good?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I contribute to creating a climate of love and faith in my family?
\n– Do I faithfully fulfil my duties as a father, mother, son\/daughter or consecrated person?
\n– Do I work with honesty and not neglect my daily responsibilities?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I bring others to the Lord with my life and with my words, when appropriate?
\n– Do I hide my faith for fear of the judgement of others?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Am I close to the poor, the sick and foreigners, seeing them as brothers and sisters in Christ?
\n– Do I know how to console, correct with charity, and give good counsel?
\n– Do I not hold back when it comes to donating or participating in the works of the Church?
\n– Do I not show preference based on appearance or likeability?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>– Do I use my time well, making space for important things \u2014 prayer, family, work?
\n– Do I remember God during the day and offer Him my actions, even the smallest ones?
\n– Do I separate faith from concrete life, not believing that holiness also comes through small things lived well?
\n– Do I try to do everything for the love of God?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"