"During Fasts...

[Andrei D]

...the devil has a lot of work to do; he has no rest and struggles hard to:
stoke vanities
spark angers
loosen tongues
empty hearts
darken minds
shackle wills
disguise prides
uplift humilities
unbind abstinences
multiply judgements
shorten patiences
delay penances
lull consciences
diminish obediences
pile up sins
count transgressions
ignite passions
wound souls"
--Fr. Ilarion Argatu

I know it's nothing groundbreaking, just found this really useful today so I thought I'd share.

 

[ArmyMatt]

thanks for this!