The first thing we can obtain by meditating on the cross and virtues of our Savior is a profound repentance for our sins, which caused His Passion and Death, a great desire to make amends for the offenses we have committed against Him, and a continuous effort to achieve the conversion of sinners.
The second thing we must do when meditating on the passion and cross of the Redeemer is to confidently ask for forgiveness for all our faults, convinced that He suffered atrocious torments to obtain our pardon. Remembering them, we should feel a true hatred and disgust towards our wickedness and a great love towards the One who suffered so much to save us.
The third thing must be to strive with all our will to remove from our heart and suppress in our life the unjust inclinations that lead us to sin.
The fourth thing we propose is to imitate the admirable virtues of Jesus, who, as St. Peter says, "suffered for us, leaving us an example that we should follow in His footsteps" (1 Peter 2:21).
— Fr. Lorenzo Scupoli, Spiritual Combat
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