### 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