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+### Fr Rip Notes
+- aristotle: once we develop good habits, the moral life becomes easier
+- after the fall, we want to do with our time whatever we please (at whim); we don't want to tie up our free time.
+- something in the morning, something in the middle, something in the evening
+- some meditation
+- spiritual reading (can be even 5 mins)
+- recollection is the segway into contemplation; extremely difficult to enter the transforming union without recollection
+- reasons fervor advances then pans out
+	- dissipation; get distracted by worldly things
+	- inconsistency in prayer life
+- What are you going to do to root out your defects?
+	- This should be systematic
+- The building of virtue - perfecting specific virtues (pick one and work on it)
+	- If you don't have regimen you'll never get there
+##### Qs - not related
+- Vows can be temporary and conditional
+	- Should be done solemnly - in front of a priest/tabernacle
+	- Use vows to develop rather than avoid
+- Families should pray together 15-30 mins ideally
+	- Goal is self-sufficient spirituality by age of 18
+- Daycares as traumatic (why can't they empathize with people?)
+	- The mother can direct the child in the right direction
+
+### My Orarion
+
+## Morning:
++ Offer a Jesus prayer for each Intention
++ Byzantine Matins
+- Clean up
+- Stretch / Exercise
+- Get ready for the day
+- Preview the day
+
+## Middle:
++ Sixth Hour -or- Mass
++ Spiritual Reading
+- Lunch
+	- Should be keto
+
+## Evening:
++ Compline
++ Recollection
+
+## Systematic rooting out of defects
+- What are my defects?
+	- Right now: inattentiveness / two-minded-ness
+- What can be done?
+	- Set real timers for prayer
+	- Pray for this virtue
+	- Compile a list of prayer intentions
+
+- What virtue do I need to develop?
+	- This month, it's gratefulness.
+- How can I do it?
+	- For all good things, send back a serious heartfelt thank you
+	- Write a weekly letter to Noelle
+	- Thank God every evening during the recollection