66.4月28日良心省察－白孟德神父（Fr. Charles Belmonte Lopez）語錄-譯者:林豪

How to make the EXAMINATION  OF CONSCIENCE (every evening)

如何作每天晚上的「良心省察」

Make a brief examination of conscience before going to rest at night. Two or three minutes are enough.

晚上睡前對良心做一個簡短的省察，只要兩三分鐘就足夠了。

• Place yourself in the presence of God recognizing his strength and your weakness. Tell him: “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”
• 先將自己處於天主的臨在，認識到祂的力量和你的軟弱。告訴祂：「主啊，祢若願意，祢就能潔淨我。」
• Ask your guardian angel for light to acknowledge your defects and virtues: What have I done wrong? What have I done right? What could I have done better?
• 向你的護守天使祈求光照，瞭解你的缺點和美德：我做錯了什麼？我做對了什麼？甚麼事，我還能做得更好？
• Examine your conscience with sincerity:
• 真誠地省察自己的良心：

Did I often consider that God is my Father? Did I offer him my work? Did I make good use of my time? Did I pray slowly and with attention?

Did I try to make life pleasant for other people? Did I criticize anyone? Was I forgiving? Did I pray and offer some sacrifices for the Church, the Pope and for all those around me?

Did I allow myself to be carried away by sensuality? By pride?

我是否經常想到天主是我的父親？我有把自己的工作奉獻給祂嗎？我是否充分利用自己的時間？我是否慢慢地及專心地祈禱？

我是否試著讓他人的生活愉快？我批評過任何人嗎？我原諒了嗎？我是否為教會、教宗和我周圍的所有人祈禱，並奉獻一些犧牲？

我是否允許自己被情慾或驕傲所支配？

• Sorrow. Make an act of contrition asking our Lord’s pardon.
• 痛悔。念一次痛悔經，請求我主的寬恕。
• Resolution. Make a specific resolution for tomorrow:
• 決策。為明天定一個具體的決策：

    Staying away from certain temptations.

    Avoiding some specific faults.

    Exerting special effort to practice some virtue.

    Taking advantage of occasions for improvement.

逃避某些特定的誘惑。

避免一些特定的錯誤。

特別努力地實踐一些美德。

利用機會作改進。

• Pray three Hail Marys to the Virgin Mary asking for the virtue of purity for yourself and your loved ones.

向聖母瑪利亞誦唸三遍聖母經，為自己和所愛的人祈求聖潔的美德。