Secondly, as exemplified in the previously mentioned events in the lives of the Saints, it is recommended that we use with all confidence the Sacraments and the Sacramentals of the Church.
Among the Sacramentals, as we have noted, St. Teresa suggested the frequent use of Holy Water. St. Teresa also recommends utter contempt of the devil. She reports: "So often have these accursed creatures tormented me and so little am I afraid of them, now that I see they cannot stir unless the Lord allows them to...every time we pay little heed to them, they lose much of their power and the soul gains much more control over them."
She reports that the soul who suffers temptations should also resort to the intercession of St. Michael and his own guardian angel. Above all, such a one should appeal to the Blessed Virgin, who is always anxious to comfort and assist her distressed children in times of great danger (Carroll, 1999, pg. 238).
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