The soul must needs suffer in the purgation and remedy, according to the nature of the sickness. For here its heart is laid upon the coals, so that every kind of evil spirit is driven away from it; and here its infirmities are continually brought to light and are laid bare before its eyes that it may feel them, and then they are cured.

St. John of The Cross

Sounds like fasting and prayer. I think I’ll keep taking my medicine.

John Rubens

JESUIT PRIEST: Why not do both?

I feel sick. I guess I’d masturbate less. Why am I thinking about masturbation? I probably need to drain these babies. Proper Twelve–John Rubens