Interior Fiat

Smile when interrupted.

Accept contradictions without explaining or justifying yourself.

Renounce preferences; die to self-will.

Patiently bear all annoyances. Submit to daily crosses.

Practice recollection and silence.

Do not complain about anything.

No interior murmuring. Do not seek sympathy.

No self-justification. Be cheerful.

Do disliked tasks first. Do tasks promptly.

Do not seek appreciation. Do not insist on preferences.

Do not dwell on injuries.

Welcome all correction silently.

Accept unpredictability with joy.

When insulted - pause before responding.

Never interrupt.

Respond to aggression with gentleness.

Do not demand your rights aggressively. Blessed are the meek.

Speak the truth without harshness, with simplicity.

Do not compare yourself to others.

Accept whatever God sends.

Guard your thoughts. Focus on interior reform. 

Patiently bear all delays, noises, misunderstandings, interruptions, people, weather, all circumstances.

Practice silence; avoid unnecessary talking. 

Good Friday- silence at 3pm.

Ask yourself frequently: "Is this God's will or mine?"

He looks upon your acceptance of sufferings and the fulfillment of the good will He inspires in you.

No matter what happens, trust Him.

Give Him all that He asks of you.

The cross is no longer a cross when there is no self to suffer beneath it.

The end of Lent is a heart more wholly given to love.

Meekness reveals true interior conversion. Virtue grows through repeated acts.