![]() ![]() He wonders whether his hasty confession to the Capuchin was genuine or merely a reaction to Father Arnall's orchestration of terror. He begins to doubt the condition of his soul, and he fears that his soul might already have "fallen," without his knowledge. In time, however, old feelings - anger, willfulness, and desire - begin to creep under this new, amended facade. ![]() He wakes early, endures the raw morning wind on his way to Mass, observes all Church-sanctioned fasts, and even attempts to sleep without movement in order to bring each of his senses under this new, harsh discipline.Īs a result, Stephen begins to feel awe for the "august incomprehensibility" of the Trinity he is similarly overwhelmed by his present state of grace and by the love which he believes God has for his soul. "Each of his senses was brought under a rigorous discipline" (emphasis ours). In order to prove the sincerity of his renewed dedication to God, Stephen begins a series of mortifications of the flesh, trying his best to undo his sins of the past. Every day he attends early Mass, says rosaries on the beads which he carries in his trouser pockets, offers up supplications to remit the sins of those in Purgatory, and prays daily to be purged of the seven deadly sins. ![]() The chapter opens with Stephen's dedicating himself to a life of "resolute piety," vowing to adhere rigidly to the rituals of the Catholic faith. ![]()
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