What is the Cross?
A Litany Against Sloth
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From lack of love, deliver me Jesus
From lack of love for your Mother,
From lack of love for your Angels,
From lack of love for your Saints,
From lack of love for the Father,
From lack of love for the Word Incarnate,
From lack of love for the Holy Spirit,
From lack of love for the Holy Trinity,
From lack of love for virtue,
From lack of love for truth,
From lack of love for beauty,
From lack of love for charity,
From lack of love for humility,
From lack of love for purity,
For the spreading of the Gospel, Lord make me zealous
For the Cardinal Virtues of justice, prudence, fortitufe, and temperance,
For the Theological Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity,
For the destruction of the kingdom of Satan,
For the coming of Your Kingdom,
For the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit,
For the salvation of my soul,
To worship You,
To give myself to You,
To love others,
To serve others,
To grow in holiness,
To grow in virtue,
To grow in devotion to your Mother and the Saints,
To die to myself,
To know Your will,
To do Your will,
To love others as myself,
To love You above all,
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About the Author
Matthew McKenna is a Ph.D candidate in Theology at Ave Maria University. He studies and teaches on the works of St. Thomas Aquinas, G.K. Chesterton, and J.R.R. Tolkien. His dissertation-in-progress explains the link between the masculine genius and the priesthood.
