How Does One Make Sacrifices for Sinners?

[convert31894]

With the messages of Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of Akita, I have felt compelled to return to the Catholic faith (though I was never officially Catholic; I intended to join but committed apostasy when I entered college). Moreover, I have felt compelled by these messages to pray and make sacrifices for sinners. I especially want to pray and make sacrifices for the conversion of my mother, who is already saintly, but needs to make the final correction by leaving Protestantism and becoming Catholic. How exactly does one make sacrifices for the conversion of sinners? I’m currently fasting (obviously, since it’s Lent), but a little more extreme. During some weekdays other than Fridays, I only have one meal a day and I pray for sinners and for the conversion of my mom. Is that how one sacrifices for sinners?
God Bless,
Zach

 

[Evania]

I think what you are already doing would qualify as sacrificing.

When you find an opportunity to deny yourself a pleasure, do it for sinners. Here’s my example: I know it sounds silly, but I deleted my Facebook account.

Unite your sufferings to Our Lord’s…It doesn’t have to be major. Did you stub your toe? Unite it in honor of the nails in the feet of Jesus for sinners. Yes, it’s only a stubbed toe, but united to Our Savior’s wounds, it’s of great value!

Did someone tick you off? Say that someone cut you off in traffic, and you feel yourself start to become angry. Say a Hail Mary for that person’s soul. Not everyone is lucky enough to have family or friends to pray for them. Who knows if they were put in your path for this very reason? Don’t waste the opportunity to pray for them.

Ever get yelled at or have your intentions misunderstood? Offer it up to Jesus in memory of the time He stood before Pilate, falsely accused for the intentions of poor sinners.

Offer up your Communions for this intention, and of course pray The Rosary. St. Padre Pio called it the scourge of the devil.

God Bless you… Oh, and if you would, please pray for me. I’m a sinner too.

 

[bolinstephen]

O good Cross, made beautiful by the body of the Lord: long have I desired you, ardently have I loved you, unceasingly have I sought you out; and now you are ready for my eager soul. Receive me from among men and restore me to my Master, so that he-who, by means of you, in dying redeemed me-may receive me. Amen. —St. Andrew.

 

[Love_St_Auggie]

I recommend reading the Diary of St Faustina.