| Resolutions taken
with great deliberation and full confidence in the
assistance of Jesus and Mary to help me keep them.
1. I will strive
earnestly to form the habit of always placing myself in
the presence of God and of often asking myself: Would I
do this or that if my confessor or my superior were
observing me, and especially in the presence of God and
my guardian angel?
2. I will often ask
myself when crosses and pain come upon me: Conrad, why
are you here?
3. I will avoid as
much as possible going out of the monastery, unless love
of neighbor or obedience or health demand it, or for
some other good reason.
4. I will earnestly
strive to preserve brotherly charity in myself and in
others. I will be careful never to utter a word against
charity. I will patiently bear with the faults, defects
and weaknesses of others and as far as possible I will
cover them with the mantle of charity, whenever there is
no obligation to reveal them to one who has the power to
correct them.
5. I will carefully
observe silence as much as possible. I will always be
sparing of my words in conversation and thereby avoid
many faults and be able to converse the better with God.
6. At table I will
always place myself in the presence of God and conduct
myself with great reserve, denying myself those dishes
that I would relish most and practicing especially those
mortifications which are least noticeable. Outside of
mealtime I will take no food unless commanded by holy
obedience.
7. I will always go to
the choir immediately when the signal is given, if not
otherwise prevented.
8. I will avoid
association with persons of the other sex as much as
possible, unless obedience imposes on me a duty which
requires association with them. In that case I will be
very serious and keep my eyes in strict control.
9. I will always
practice obedience exactly and punctually, and will
strive particularly to conquer my own will in all
things.
10. I will earnestly
try to be faithful even in small matters and abhor every
voluntary imperfection. I will scrupulously observe the
Holy Rule and never depart from it by even a hair's
breadth, no matter what happens.
11. I will ever strive
to cultivate a tender devotion to the Blessed Virgin
Mary and endeavor to imitate Her virtues. |
