id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt _005197777 Mary Loyola, Mother, 1845-1930. What Catholics believe : a simple explanation of the chief points of Christian doctrine 1925 .txt text/plain 16617 731 73 It deprives us of many graces, it lessens our fear of offending God, and in this way often leads us to mortal sin. We must earnestly ask God to give us a hearty sorrow for our sins, and we must make use of such considerations as may lead us to it,» such as the loss of heaven and the eternal punish- ment of hell which mortal sin deserves; Our Savior’s bitter sufferings for our sins in the Garden or on the Cross ; the infinite goodness of God in Himself, etc. (4) Lastly, we must have a firm purpose of amendment; that is, we must determine, with the help of God, to avoid all mortal sin, and the dangerous occasions of mortal sin—the per- son, place, or thing that usually leads us wrong. cache/_005197777.txt txt/_005197777.txt