A Year With The Saints

The examination of conscience, which all good people are accustomed to make before going to rest, in order to see how they have passed the day and whether they have gone forward or backward, is of the greatest use, not only to conquer evil inclinations and to uproot bad habits, but also to acquire virtues and to perform our ordinary duties well. We must, however, observe that its best use does not lie in discovering the faults we have committed in the day, but exciting aversion for them, and in forming a strong resolution to commit them no more.--Father M. d'Avila

Examination of Conscience for Adults