satan 2

'as you have seen...

kindness is always Satan's disguise
when he presents himself

he looks like 
an ordinary person

if souls are careful
and above all, if they are in spiritual contact with God
they perceive the warning, it makes them cautious
and prepares them to fight the devil snares

but if souls are distracted
separated from God by an overwhelming sensuality
and are not assisted by prayer which joins them to God
and pours strength into the hearts of men

then, they seldom perceive the snares 
hidden under the innocent appearance
and they fall into the trap

it is then very difficult for them 
to free themselves'

    

'the two most common means
adopted by Satan to conquer souls
are sensuality and gluttony

he always starts from material things
once he has dismantled and subdued he material side
he attacks the spiritual part

first the morals thoughts 
with their pride and greed

then the spirit
obliterating not only its loves which no longer exist
when man replaces divine love with other human loves
but also the fear of God

then man renders his body and soul to Satan
only for the sake of enjoying what he wants

and enjoying it more and more'

~bron~