ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN’S COUNSEL ON PERFECTION

"If you ask me what you are to do in order to be perfect, I say:

• Do not lie in bed beyond the due time of rising; 
• Give your first thoughts to God; 
• Pray the Office or Scripture before/during breakfast;
• Make a good visit to the Blessed Sacrament or Mass; 
• Say the Angelus devoutly; 
• Eat, drink and converse to God’s glory; 
• Say the Rosary well;
• Recall your faults and strengths throughout the day; 
• Recognize and dispatch bad thoughts; 
• Make your evening prayer/meditation/reading well; 
• Examine your conscience daily; 
• Go to bed in good time. 

 
And you are already perfect."