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 2. Confession and  Communion. — Receive the holy  sacraments  frequently  —  once  a week  or,  certainly,  once  a  month. Go as often  as  you  can  to  holy  communion,  with  the advice of  your  spiritual  director. When you commit any  sin,  make  an  act  of  contrition immediately and  resolve  to  amend;  if  it  is  a mortal  sin,  confess  it  as  soon  as  possible.

3. Occasions  of  Sin. — Avoid  idleness,  bad companions, low  theaters  and  public  balls, immoral books,  sensational  newspapers,  salacious literature,  foolish  novels  and  romances, games of  chance,  and  every  occasion  of  sin. In temptations,  bless  yourself,  invoke  the  most holy names  of  Jesus  and  Mary,  and  think  of death. "He that  loveth  danger  shall  perish ii  it."

4. Sundays. — "Remember  that  thou  keep holy  the  Sabbath-day." Be not  satisfied  with hearing a  Low  Mass  on  Sundays. Hear sermons as  often  as  possible,  and  listen  attentively to  the  word  of  God. No matter  how poor an  orator  a  priest  may  be,  no  matter how plain  his  language  or  how  unattractive bis delivery,  remember  that  he  is  the  representative of  Christ,  and  that  you  can  always find in  every  sermon  sufficient  matter  for  reflection and  application  to  your  own  life  and circumstances. Faithfully attend  the  meetings of  the  Sodality  or  Young  Men's  Society, and never  absent  yourself  unnecessarily  from afternoon or  evening  services  and  benediction.