In order to flee mediocrity and be faithful to the sublime vocation to which man is called—to become a saint, to have a share in the divine life—it is necessary to remain faithful in the little things.

—Jean-Charles Nault, O.S.B.

from his book The Noonday Devil

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The noonday devil is the demon of acedia, the vice also known as sloth. Acedia is a gloomy combination of weariness, sadness, and a lack of purposefulness. Abbot Nault says it is the most oppressive of demons. In The Noonday Devil, the abbot details not only the symptoms and effects of acedia, but also remedies for it.

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