Fight Against Sin

The first expression of that love at the age of four was avoiding sin.
“If that’s a sin, I do not want to do it any more; I do not want to insult God!” At that age, a fight began, which became fierce. She pursues sin in her and around her: “I was so scared of sin that I despised people who swore or committed another sin.” Father Reichard says: “She heard blasphemy and revolts against God; she could not detach herself from those visions. She suffered very much seeing God insulted. She was urged to pray incessantly, sighing, but at the same time, she felt peace in her heart; contentment and childlike trust in God.”  The Servant of God was not only scared of sin, but she made also efforts to avoid every imperfection, especially concerning prayer and sacraments. She said: “I brought to my mind that Jesus was present. From that moment on, I seriously started to fight against distractions during prayer. I didn’t dare to look around me or carelessly to kneel down or fold my hands just somehow or other. I immediately brought to my mind the presence of the infinite majesty of God.” She was twelve years old and had the strong desire to thoroughly prepare herself for her First Communion; for that she fought against her dominant fault. Later Father Reichard told us about her intensive prayer before Holy Communion and her intensive composure afterwards and how God communicates with her at that moment. She gave her Daughters the following advice for good prayer and Communion: the preceding mortification, spiritual reading and above all love for the neighbor: “But beware of going to the Lord’s table if your souls willingly have for your neighbors feelings which are little loving.” She told them to prepare seriously for the sacrament of reconciliation.
For meditation and spiritual reading: “We may not desire knowledge, but we must expect from God grace, help and light. We only have to keep our eyes on God’s honor, the salvation of souls, and the grace of punctually fulfilling His holy will.”