Struggling with repetitive sin

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I don’t often ask for prayers, but I find myself losing a battle with repetitive sin. I have discussed this in confession and don’t want to believe it is an addiction. I struggle in two areas, but find myself at a standstill in conquering these sins. I ask for prayers that I may find the strength to break this threshold.
 
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I don’t often ask for prayers, but I find myself losing a battle with repetitive sin. I have discussed this in confession and don’t want to believe it is an addiction. I struggle in two areas, but find myself at a standstill in conquering these sins. I ask for prayers that I may find the strength to break this threshold.
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Repent, ask for forgiveness.
Repent, ask for forgiveness
Repent, ask for forgiveness.
Repent, ask for forgiveness
Repent, ask for forgiveness.
Repent, ask for forgiveness.
What can we do more?
 
Pfaffenhoffen said:
Repent, ask for forgiveness.
Repent, ask for forgiveness
Repent, ask for forgiveness.
Repent, ask for forgiveness
Repent, ask for forgiveness.
Repent, ask for forgiveness.
What can we do more?
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Pray the Rosary.

Pray rosary after rosary after rosary.

Persevere. Ask for more perseverence.

Here is a prayer that began in the laity and has been spreading worldwide.

** Penitential Rosary Crusade **

For the conversion from sin of the Archdiocese of Boston:
From sins of pride of its members, from sins of lust of its members, from sins of envy of its members, from sins of anger of its members, from sins of greed of its members, from sins of gluttony of its members, from sins of sloth of its members.
Help us, Blessed Mother, to pray your Rosary to you, now, and until all our sins we no longer commit, against your Divine Son. Help us, Our Lady of Fatima, in your spreading of your Rosary of penance for sin, throughout our Archdiocese of Boston and throughout God’s entire World on Earth. Help us enter penance now with permanence, through our perpetual recitation of your Rosary. And begin now, Blessed Mother, to increase the efficacy of the rosaries we pray to you for the conversion from sins of all of us here in the Archdiocese of Boston. And spread that efficacy of your Rosary throughout Dioceses and Archdioceses in God’s entire World on Earth, until finally it extends to all nations and lands.
Fulfill your promise to us now, Blessed Mother, that someday you would bring your Divine Son’s Graces of conversion from sin to God’s entire World on Earth through your Rosary and Scapular. Begin now, Blessed Mother, to bring the Archdiocese of Boston into its conversion from sins, to bring us into conversion from our sins, and to bring us into penance to your Divine Son because of our sins against Him. Bring to us God’s Graces of Perseverance, in praying your Rosary more and more now, in remorse and contrition for our sins.
Help us, Refuge of Sinners, to pray rosary after rosary after rosary, with remorse and contrition for our sins against the Infinite Goodness of Our Lord, your Divine Son. Help us, Blessed Mother, to reject all of our sins now, with finality, through rosary after rosary after rosary.
Amen

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The name of any Archdiocese or Diocese in the entire world can be substituted for “Boston” in the above Penitential Rosary Crusade Prayer.
 
I know in my case, repetitive sin calls for repetitive Confession. I see a tendency to what we call habit, or addiction, in my case as well. While I do not understand all of the mysteries of the brain and free will, I know cannot rest and say, “What can I do? Its a habit and I’m stuck with it.” I must constantly seek to avoid the near ocassion of sin, and devote myself to good habits, like prayer and service. You have my prayers, and don’t give up!
 
Lord, please help GRATEFULONEjim to keep striving to resist temptation and to keep going to confession - no matter how many times he has to go to confession. May he learn greater humility, surrender, holy abandonment, and patience through this trial. May he know that you will grant him the grace to finally break from these two sins as long as he keeps trying to be faithful, but when you will - maybe not for a while or until he is on his deathbed. Whatever your will for him is please help him to keep fighting to live a life of Christian perfection. May he in heaven be rewarded for his perseverance. Thank you, Lord, for hearing my prayer.
 
May the Lord Jesus Christ give you all the graces and strengthes that you are in most need of to overcome these sins and to go to Confession whenever you need to. Amen.
Have frequent recourse to the Sacraments as much as possible. This will do much to help. Have you considered spiritual direction?
 
Praying for your intentions….

Lord Jesus, You have said, “Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” With confidence in Your loving heart which offers rest to weary souls, we come to You in this time of special need. In Your unfailing love, read the prayer that is written on our hearts, and grant the grace that we ask of You, in accordance with Your holy will. In Your name we pray. Amen.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother, to thee I come, before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate! Despise not my petitions, but, in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.
 
May the Lord Jesus Christ give you all the graces and strengthes that you are in most need of to overcome anything in your life which might be hindering you from a closer Union with Him according to His Divine and Holy Will. Amen.
 
GRATEFULONEjim said:
I don’t often ask for prayers, but I find myself losing a battle with repetitive sin. I have discussed this in confession and don’t want to believe it is an addiction. I struggle in two areas, but find myself at a standstill in conquering these sins. I ask for prayers that I may find the strength to break this threshold.
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Lord Jesus, You have said, “Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” With confidence in Your loving heart which offers rest to weary souls, we come to You in this time of special need. In Your unfailing love, read the prayer that is written on our hearts, and grant the grace that we ask of You, in accordance with Your holy will. In Your name we pray. Amen.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother, to thee I come, before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate! Despise not my petitions, but, in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.
 
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