How to Prepare

How to Prepare for the Illumination of Conscience: 10 Steps

Source type: Author's interpretation

Preparation for the Warning is simply the Christian life lived seriously. Here are ten steps drawn from the Church's tradition.

1–5

Make a good confession. Examine your conscience daily. Pray the Rosary. Attend Mass and receive Communion worthily. Forgive those who have hurt you.

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6–10

Practise the First Saturdays. Entrust yourself to St. Michael. Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Read Scripture. Live with charity and peace, not fear.

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