Here are five very helpful quotes come from St. Jose Maria Escriva about “fraternal correction.”

1. “To practice fraternal correction, which is so deeply rooted in the Gospel, is a proof of supernatural trust and affection. Be thankful for it when you receive it, and don’t neglect to practice it with those you live with.”

2. “When you correct someone, because it has to be done and you want to do your duty, you must expect to hurt others and to get hurt yourself. But you should never let this fact be an excuse for holding back.”

3. “Don’t neglect the practice of fraternal correction, which is a clear sign of the supernatural virtue of charity. You may find it hard, for it’s easier to be inhibited. It’s easier to behave that way, but it’s not supernatural. And you will have to render an account to God for such omissions.”

4. “When you have to make a fraternal correction, do it with great kindness — great charity! — in what you say and in the way you say it, for at that moment you are God’s instrument.”

5. “There is a great love of comfort, and at times a great irresponsibility, hidden behind the attitude of those in authority who flee from the sorrow of correcting, making the excuse that they want to avoid the suffering of others. They may perhaps save themselves some discomfort in this life. But they are gambling with eternal happiness — the eternal happiness of others as well as their own — by these omissions of theirs. These omissions are real sins.”

We should always remember that Fraternal correction is a two-way street. It is important to receive it with as much charity and courtesy as we would hope to see in those to whom we offer it. We never enjoy being corrected, and receiving it with humility is very difficult. But receive it we must.

Finally, we should never revel in correcting our brother. Yet we should never shrink from offering correction out of fear that we will be called judgmental or harsh. While it is wise to consider the timing, it is potentially fatal to avoid it on a regular basis. Mother Angelica once said, “If you are not a thorn in somebody’s side, you aren’t doing Christianity right.”

I encourage you to pray before you go sleep at night. Pray with your family or pray by yourself.

Here are a few prayers that you can use. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, 

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Lord, we beg you to visit this house and banish from it all the deadly power of the enemy. May your holy angels dwell here to keep us in peace, and may your blessing be upon us always. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Protect us Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.

The spiritual effects of the sacrament of Penance are:
- reconciliation with God by which the penitent recovers grace;
- reconciliation with the Church;
- remission of the eternal punishment incurred by mortal sins;
- remission, at least in part, of temporal punishments resulting from sin;
- peace and serenity of conscience, and spiritual consolation;
- an increase of spiritual strength for the Christian battle.

Temporal punishment is the temporary suffering or unhealthy attachment left behind by sin. Even when the guilt of a sin is forgiven through confession and eternal damnation is avoided, a residual spiritual disorder or "debt" remains. This temporal penalty requires purification either through earthly penance, acts of charity, or suffering in Purgatory before entering Heaven.

Confession removes the eternal guilt of sin, but the harmful wounds and worldly attachments caused by the sin persist.

We are creatures of habit. The goal is to develop the habit of charity. When we sin we make a habit that is contrary to charity. The healing of this bad habit is called “temporal punishment.”

Prayer, fasting, almsgiving, patient endurance of life's sufferings, and acts of mercy reduce this punishment during life.

Indulgences: explains that partial or plenary indulgences granted by the Church can remit part or all of this temporal punishment.

Any unremitted temporal punishment remaining at the time of death is cleansed through the temporary suffering of Purgatory.