Info on Mortification

[MaryRita85]

I’m so glad you posted this. I am starting the Consecreation on June 13th and would like to do this, in some form, so I have read many good ideas on this thread. Does anyone else have any more ideas have daily penances?

 

[TrueLight]

I had a few more recommended to me:
At the end of your shower turn the water full cold long enough to say 3 Glory be…;
If you are eating at a restaurant, pick the thing you like best on the menu and then order something else;
Put a small piece of gravel in your shoe (enough to irritate but not injure yourself) and walk for a while;
Let your coffee get cold then drink it anyway or drink it differently than usual (ie without cream if you usually use it.)

It is not necessarily to make public witness. Any sacrifice made can be offered up as a penance for our own or even the world’s sins. Mortification is more to discipline our bodily desires, to develop the strength of will, to remind us that earthly pleasures are not our main goal. Public witness would be more in the category of evangelization rather than mortification.

Or like I do VERY rarely, is stand up during my commute home, when there is an empty seat right in front of me.

 

[Vico]

During my confession last night, the priest suggested that I practice some mortification. I checked the catechism, but didn’t find much info. Anyone feeling generous enough to give me a crash course?

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Others have already answered the same. Here is the Baltimore Catechism No. 3 on the topic:

Q. 1346. Why does the Church command us to fast and abstain?
A. The Church commands us to fast and abstain, in order that we may mortify our passions and satisfy for our sins.

Q. 1347. What is meant by our passions and what by mortifying them?
A. By our passions are meant our sinful desires and inclinations. Mortifying them means restraining them and overcoming them so that they have less power to lead us into sin.

Q. 1348. Why does the Church command us to abstain from flesh-meat on Fridays?
A. The Church commands us to abstain from flesh-meat on Fridays in honor of the day on which our Savior died.

audiosancto.org/inc/BC3/bc3-35.html

 

[Edward_H]

How can adoration be a mortification?

If you find it hard… If you’d rather spend your time doing something else.

Then buck up and offer the “going against the grain” to God…as an act of love, penance, thanksgiving, atonement…whatever. Complain to Him in chatter and then do it with abandonment, out of love.

Very healthy thing to do.

 

[jesuspsr]

As I said, for me Adoration is a form of mortification. This is because Adoration for more than 10 or 15 minutes is difficult for me - I have a hard time sitting still in the quiet; I get antsy, I don’t know what to do, I don’t know what to say to my Lord, I don’t feel worthy to sit in His Presence, etc., etc. Adoration may be a beautiful and peaceful time for many, many people - for me it is very difficult but I do it anyways.

I to, am like this. Once a preist challenged me to sit in the pew quitely with God for 5 minutes. Oh my, it took me at least 20 minutes to get the 5 minutes in.

May God bless you all

jesus g

 

[rock022]

Deny yourself and help others.

You want to sleep and they want to talk, listen.
Your feet hurt from standing all day and they want to go on a walk, walk.
Your have a headache and they want all your attention (Children) give them your all.
If you can walk to church instead of driving.
You are very hungry but others won’t be home for a while, wait for them.
Stay up late praying or wake up early and pray or both.
Tighten your belt a little tighter.
Pray with ought moving. (do not be to comfortable or it will defeat the purpose)
When you really want to do something, deny your self and pray.

Your mortification does not need to be for others so
Do not say you will not shower, others are not to be punished.:tsktsk: