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  November 11/2009 - Wednesday of 32nd Week of Ordinary Time 

 

LITURGICAL/THEME MEDITATION:

"He fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks"

UNIVERSAL CHURCH/WORLD EVENT(S):

US Bishops: Lawmakers Honored Obama's Promise;

Vatican Considers Life on Other Planets

SAINT OF THE DAY

St. Martin of Tours

 GENERAL MARIOLOGY
The birth of Mary the Holy Mother of God,

and very glorious Mother of Jesus Christ

 DIVINE MERCY

Divine Mercy in My Soul

NOTEBOOK VI

 TEACHING/TESTIMONY/CONVICTION:

The Truth About Love & Sex
It's Worth the Wait

 

DAILY LITURGICAL MEDITATION

 
 
Wednesday (11/11):  "He fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks"

Scripture:  Luke 17:11-19

11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." 14 When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"  19 And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."

Meditation: What can adversity teach us about the healing power of love and mercy? Proverbs states: A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity (Proverbs 17:17). When adversity strikes you find out who truly is your brother, sister, and friend. The gospel records an unusual encounter between people who had been divided for centuries. The Jews and Samaritans had no dealings with one another. And they were openly hostile whenever their paths crossed. In this gospel narrative we see one rare exception – a Samaritan leper in company with nine Jewish lepers. Sometimes adversity forces us to drop our barriers or to forget our prejudices. When this band of lepers saw Jesus they made a bold request. They didn't ask for healing, but instead asked for mercy.

The word mercy literally means "sorrowful at heart". But mercy is something more than compassion, or heartfelt sorrow at another's misfortune. Compassion empathizes with the sufferer. But mercy goes further; it removes suffering. A merciful person shares in another's misfortune and suffering as if it were his own.  And he or she will do everything in their power to dispel that misery. Mercy is also connected with justice. Thomas Aquinas said that mercy "does not destroy justice, but is a certain kind of fulfillment of justice. ..Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; (and) justice without mercy is cruelty." Pardon without repentance negates justice. So what is the significance of these ten lepers asking for mercy? They know they are in need of healing, not just physical, but spiritual healing as well. They approach Jesus with contrition and faith because they believe that he can release the burden of guilt and suffering and make restoration of body and soul possible. Their request for mercy is both a plea for pardon and release from suffering. Jesus gives mercy to all who ask with faith and contrition.

Why did only one leper out of ten return to show gratitude? Gratefulness is related to grace – which means the release of loveliness. Gratitude is the homage of the heart which responds with graciousness in expressing an act of thanksgiving. The Samaritan approached Jesus reverently and gave praise to God. If we do not recognize and appreciate the mercy shown to us we become ungrateful. Ingratitude is forgetfulness or a poor return for kindness received. Ingratitude easily leads to lack of charity and intolerance towards others, as well as to other sins, such as discontent, dissatisfaction, complaining, grumbling, pride and presumption. How often have we been ungrateful to our parents, pastors, teachers, and neighbors? Do you express gratitude to God for his mercy towards you and do you show mercy to your neighbor?

"Lord Jesus, may I never fail to recognize your love and mercy toward me. Fill my heart with gratitude and thanksgiving and free me from pride, discontentment, and ingratitude. Help me to count my blessings with gratefulness and to give thanks in all circumstances."

Psalm 82

1 God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
2 "How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? [Selah]
3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 I say, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
7 nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince."
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for to thee belong all the nations!
 

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UNIVERSAL CHURCH/WORLD EVENTS

 

US Bishops: Lawmakers Honored Obama's Promise


Stupak Amendment Finds Its Way Into Health Care Reform
 
WASHINGTON, D.C., NOV. 10, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The U.S. bishops are praising the decision of the House of Representatives to block federal funding of abortion in the current health care reform package, and are urging the Senate to do the same.

Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the U.S. episcopal conference, issued a statement on behalf of the conference Monday that thanked the U.S. House of Representatives for honoring President Barack Obama's "commitment to the Congress and the nation that health care reform would not become a vehicle for expanding abortion funding or mandates."

The House of Representatives passed the health care reform bill Saturday, which aims to extend coverage to most Americans. Pro-life lawmakers added an amendment to the plan from Representative Bart Stupak that blocks federal tax dollars from being used to fund abortions.

The Senate has yet to debate the bill, but hopes to as early as next week.

In an urgent letter sent Friday, the bishops had urged the lawmakers to keep abortion funding out of health care reform, and to "ensure that needed health care reform legislation truly protects the life, dignity, health and consciences of all."

"In an essential step," Cardinal George stated today, "the House voted overwhelmingly to reaffirm the longstanding and widely supported precedent that no federal funds will be used to pay for elective abortions."

"We will work to persuade the Senate to follow the example of the House and include these critical safeguards in their version of health care reform legislation," he continued. "We also thank the members of the House who took this courageous and principled step to oppose measures that would force Americans to pay for the destruction of unborn children, and the Democratic leadership for allowing the Representatives to vote on this amendment that protects the common good."

"The conference will remain vigilant and involved," the cardinal assured, "throughout this entire process to assure that these essential provisions are maintained and included in the final legislation."

Cardinal George told the legislators that the Church remains "deeply concerned about other aspects of health care reform as the debate now moves to the Senate, especially as it affects the poor and vulnerable, and those at the beginning and end of life."

"We will continue to insist that health care reform legislation must protect conscience rights. We support measures to make health care more affordable for low-income people and the uninsured," he added. "We remain deeply concerned that immigrants be treated fairly and not lose the health care coverage that they now have."

 

Vatican Considers Life on Other Planets

Holy See Hosts Study on Astrobiology


 
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 10, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Both scientists and believers posit that life is a "special outcome" in a "vast and mostly inhospitable universe," and to study this common understanding, the Vatican brought together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to work on and study astrobiology.

The conclusions of the five-day work-study were presented today by a Jesuit priest and leading professors from Italy, France and the United States.

"Astrobiology is the study of life's relationship to the rest of the cosmos," one of the professors explained. "Its major themes include the origin of life and its precursor materials, the evolution of life on earth, and its future prospects on and off the earth."

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Vatican Observatory hosted the study days. Presenting the conclusions today were Jesuit Father José Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory; Jonathan Lunine, professor at the department of physics in Rome's Tor Vergata University; Chris Impey, professor at the department of astronomy in the University of Arizona and the Steward Observatory, Tucson; and Athena Coustenis, professor at the "Observatoire de Paris-Meudon," in France.

Father Funes explained that the Vatican is involved in astrobiology because, although it is "an emerging field and still a developing subject, the questions of life's origins and of whether life exists elsewhere in the universe are very interesting and deserve serious consideration. These questions offer many philosophical and theological implications."

Hub of scholars

Lunine said the study days provided a "special opportunity" since it was interdisciplinary and gave scientists the chance "to spend an intensive week understanding how the work in their particular specialty might have an impact on, or be impacted by, that in other areas."

"Nowhere is this more evident than in the work being done on how life formed on the earth and evolved with the changing environment," he observed. "It is becoming clear that Earth’s climate has not been particularly stable over time, and major environmental crises have occurred that are documented in the geologic record.

"How life has responded to this, and what the implications might be for Earth-like planets around other stars with somewhat different histories, cuts across all the disciplines of astrobiology from astronomy, to planetary and geological sciences, to biology."

Self-image

Impey spoke of the possibilities of life outside of Earth.

"In the past 15 years, technological breakthroughs have led to the discovery of over 400 planets beyond the solar system," he explained, noting that the smallest of these is "not much more massive than the Earth."

"Meanwhile," the Arizona-based professor continued, "lab experiments have made progress in tracing the processes by which simple chemical ingredients might have evolved into cells about four billion years ago, and scientists have discovered life in surprisingly diverse, inhospitable environments on the Earth. It is plausibly estimated that there are hundreds of millions of habitable locations in the Milky Way, which is just one of billions of galaxies in the universe."

"We still only know of one planet with life: our own. But there is a palpable expectation that the universe harbors life and there is hope that the first discovery is only a few years away," the scholar suggested."

Impey acknowledged that making contact with an intelligent species in space would have profound implications for our self-image.

"It is appropriate that a meeting on this frontier topic is hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences," he stated. "The motivations and methodologies might differ, but both science and religion posit life as a special outcome of a vast and mostly inhospitable universe. There is a rich middle ground for dialogue between the practitioners of astrobiology and those who seek to understand the meaning of our existence in a biological universe."

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DAILY LITURGICAL SAINT

   

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

St. Martin of Tours

(316?-397)
 

A conscientious objector who wanted to be a monk; a monk who was maneuvered into being a bishop; a bishop who fought paganism as well as pleaded for mercy to heretics—such was Martin of Tours, one of the most popular of saints and one of the first not to be a martyr.

Born of pagan parents in what is now Hungary and raised in Italy, this son of a veteran was forced to serve in the army against his will at the age of 15. He became a Christian catechumen and was baptized at 18. It was said that he lived more like a monk than a soldier. At 23, he refused a war bonus and told his commander: "I have served you as a soldier; now let me serve Christ. Give the bounty to those who are going to fight. But I am a soldier of Christ and it is not lawful for me to fight." After great difficulties, he was discharged and went to be a disciple of Hilary of Poitiers (January 13).

On a bitterly cold day, a famous legend goes, Martin met a poor man, almost naked, trembling in the cold and begging from passersby at the city gate. Martin had nothing but his weapons and his clothes. He drew his sword, cut his cloak into two pieces, gave one to the beggar and wrapped himself in the other half. Some of the bystanders laughed at his now odd apearance; others were ashamed at not having relieved the man's misery. That night in his sleep Martin saw Christ dressed in the half of the garment he had given away, and heard him say, "Martin, still a catechumen, has covered me with is garment."

He was ordained an exorcist and worked with great zeal against the Arians. He became a monk, living first at Milan and later on a small island. When Hilary was restored to his see after exile, Martin returned to France and established what may have been the first French monastery near Poitiers. He lived there for 10 years, forming his disciples and preaching throughout the countryside.

The people of Tours demanded that he become their bishop. He was drawn to that city by a ruse—the need of a sick person—and was brought to the church, where he reluctantly allowed himself to be consecrated bishop. Some of the consecrating bishops thought his rumpled appearance and unkempt hair indicated that he was not dignified enough for the office.

Along with St. Ambrose (December 7), Martin rejected Bishop Ithacius’s principle of putting heretics to death—as well as the intrusion of the emperor into such matters. He prevailed upon the emperor to spare the life of the heretic Priscillian. For his efforts, Martin was accused of the same heresy, and Priscillian was executed after all. Martin then pleaded for a cessation of the persecution of Priscillian’s followers in Spain. He still felt he could cooperate with Ithacius in other areas, but afterwards his conscience troubled him about this decision.

As death approached, his followers begged him not to leave them. He prayed, "Lord, if your people still need me, I do not refuse the work. Your will be done."
 

Comment:

Martin's worry about cooperation with evil reminds us that almost nothing is either all black or all white. The saints are not creatures of another world: They face the same perplexing decisions that we do. Any decision of conscience always involves some risk. If we choose to go north, we may never know what would have happened had we gone east, west or south. A hypercautious withdrawal from all perplexing situations is not the virtue of prudence; it is, in fact, a bad decision, for "not to decide is to decide."

 
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Patron Saint of:

Horses
Soldiers


 

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GENERAL MARIOLOGY

 

 

The birth of Mary the Holy Mother of God,

and very glorious Mother of Jesus Christ

The Protoevangelium of James
Apocrypha

 

13. And she was in her sixth month; and, behold, Joseph came back from his building, and, entering into his house, he discovered that she was big with child. And he smote (6) his face, (7) and threw himself on the ground upon the sackcloth, and wept bitterly, saying: With what face shall I look upon the Lord my God? and what prayer shall I make about this maiden? because I received her a virgin out of the temple of the Lord, and I have not watched over her. Who is it that has hunted me (8) down? Who has done this evil thing in my house, and defiled the virgin? Has not the history of Adam been repeated in me? For just as Adam was in the hour of his singing praise, (9) and the serpent came, and found Eve alone, and completely deceived her, so it has happened to me also. And Joseph stood up from the sackcloth, and called Mary, and said to her: O thou who hast been cared for by God, why hast thou done this and forgotten the Lord thy God? Why hast thou brought low thy soul, thou that wast brought up in the holy of holies, and that didst receive food from the hand of an angel? And she wept bitterly, saying: I am innocent, and have known no man. And Joseph said to her: Whence then is that which is in thy womb? And she said: As the Lord my God liveth, I do not know whence it is to me.

14. And Joseph was greatly afraid, and retired from her, and considered what he should do in regard to her. (10) And Joseph said: If I conceal her sin, I find myself fighting against the law of the Lord; and if I expose her to the sons of lsrael, I am afraid lest that which is in her be from an angel, (11) and I shall be found giving up innocent blood to the doom of death. What then shall I do with her? I will put her away from me secretly.
And night came upon him; and, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to him in a dream, saying: Be not afraid for this maiden, for that which is in her is of the Holy Spirit; and she will bring forth a Son, and thou shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. (12) And Joseph arose from sleep, and glorified the God of lsrael, who had given him
this grace; and he kept her.

15. And Annas the scribe came to him, and said: Why hast thou not appeared in our assembly? And Joseph said to him: Because I was weary from my journey, and rested the first day. And he turned, and saw that Mary was with child. And he ran away to the priest,(13) and said to him: Joseph, whom thou didst vouch for, has committed a grievous crime. And the priest said: How so? And he said: He has defiled the virgin whom he received out of the temple of the Lord, and has married her by stealth, andhas not revealed it to the sons of lsrael. And the priest answering, said: Has Joseph done this? Then said Annas the scribe: Send officers, and thou wilt find the virgin with child. And the officers went away, and found it as he had said; and they brought her along with Joseph to the tribunal. And the priest said: Mary, why hast thou done this? and why hast thou brought thy soul low, and forgotten the Lord thy God? Thou that wast reared in the holy of holies, and that didst receive food from the hand of an angel, and didst hear the hymns, and didst dance before Him, why hast thou done this? And she wept bitterly, saying: As the Lord my God liveth, I am pure before Him, and know not a man. And the priest said to Joseph: Why hast thou done this? And Joseph said: As the Lord liveth, I am pure concerning her. Then said the priest: Bear not false witness, but speak the truth. Thou hast married her by stealth, and hast not revealed it to the sons of Israel, and hast not bowed thy head under the strong hand, that thy seed might be blessed.

 
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DIVINE MERCY

 

Divine Mercy In my soul
 

The Mercy of the Lord I will sing Forever.
Divine Mercy in my soul.
Sr. Faustina, Diary
 

NOTEBOOK V I

J.M.J.
 

During the June devotions, the Lord said to me, My daughter, My favor rests in your heart. When on Holy Thursday I left Myself in the Blessed Sacrament, you were very much on My mind.

After these words, my love made great efforts to express to Him what He was to me, but I was at a loss for words and burst into tears in my helplessness. And Jesus said, For you, I am mercy itself; therefore I ask you to offer Me your misery and this very helplessness of yours and, in this way, you will delight My Heart.

Today, a living flame of divine love entered my soul; if it had lasted any longer, I would have been consumed by the fire, freeing myself from the bonds of the present. It seemed to me that, if it had lasted an instant longer, I would have been drowned in the ocean of love. I cannot describe these arrows of love that pierce my soul.

Conference on Mercy.
My daughter, know that My Heart is mercy itself. From this sea of mercy, graces flow out upon the whole world. No soul that has approached me has ever gone away unconsoled. All misery gets buried in the depths of My mercy, and every saving and sanctifying grace flows from this fountain. My daughter, I desire that your heart be an abiding place of My mercy. I desire that this mercy flow out upon the whole world through your heart. Let no one who approaches you go away without that trust in My mercy which I so ardently desire for souls.

Pray as much as you can for the dying. By your entreaties, obtain for them trust in My mercy, because they have most need of trust, and have it the least. Be assured that the grace of eternal salvation for certain souls in their final moments depends on your prayer. You know the whole abyss of My mercy, so draw upon it for yourself and especially for poor sinners. Sooner would heaven and earth turn into nothingness than would My mercy not embrace a trusting soul.

My resolution continues to be the same: to unite myself to Christ-Mercy.

Conclusion of the Retreat.
Last conversation with the Lord.
Thank You, eternal Love, for Your inconceivable kindness to me, that You would occupy Yourself directly with my sanctification. – My daughter, let three virtues adorn you in a particular way: humility, purity and intention and love. Do nothing beyond what I demand of you, and accept everything that My hand gives you. Strive for a life of recollection so that you can hear My voice, which is so soft that only recollected souls can hear it…

I could not sleep until midnight today, so deeply was I stirred by tomorrow’s renewal of vows. The greatness of God embraced my whole being.



 

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 CATHOLIC  TEACHING/CONVICTION/TESTIMONY

   

The Truth About Love & Sex

CHAPTER 13

It's Worth the Wait

by Keith & Tami Kiser

 Waiting for the Right Moment

Brett couldn't wait to ask Alicia to marry him.

He was head-over-heels in love with her. He had waited several weeks for the diamond ring to be set. At last, the ring was finally sitting on his desk in his dorm.

As soon as he picked up the ring from the jewelry store, he wanted to run to Alicia's room and give her the ring. But he didn't. He resisted. He was waiting for the right moment. He had it all planned out: Brett wanted to ask Alicia for her hand in marriage in the perfect way.

Over the next several weeks, he resisted several good opportunities to give Alicia the ring -- a romantic dinner, a spring party. But these opportunities weren't the way he had planned to give her the engagement ring. No, he must be patient. He wanted it to be just right.

Finally, that opportunity arrived. Brett asked Alicia to take a walk on the college campus. As they walked hand-in-hand through the campus, Brett led Alicia to the most romantic spot on campus, Rainbow Bridge. This bridge spans a creek in the woods on the campus of Grove City College. It was here that he had been planning for months to ask Alicia to marry him. Brett had been patiently waiting for these circumstances --just Brett and Alicia leaning on the rail of the moonlit bridge on a warm spring night in the middle of the woods. Yes, the time was finally right. This was the perfect opportunity.

Brett inconspicuously pulled the ring box from his pocket. Hands trembling nervously, Brett opened the ring box and started to ask Alicia to be his wife. But as he pulled the ring from the box, it suddenly slipped from his hand and fell twenty-five feet below into the creek!

You can imagine the expression on Alicia’s face as she watched the ring splash into the water. She panicked. So did Brett. He buried his face in his hands and slumped over as if in pain. When Alicia realized how bad Brett felt, she put her arms around him and whispered in his ear, "Yes, Brett. I'll marry you." Just then, Brett removed his hands from his face and there in his right palm was a gorgeous diamond ring -- even bigger than the first! Brett had tricked Alicia. He had dropped a fake ring into the creek!

When Alicia realized what had happened, she gave Brett a wallop on the shoulder and then a huge hug and a great big kiss. For the next twenty minutes, the two newlyweds-to-be stood on the bridge arm-in-arm weeping for joy at the new life they would share together.

Brett pulled it off -- the perfect proposal. In the preceding month, Brett resisted several other opportunities to ask Alicia to marry him. But in the end, his patience paid off with a very memorable start to an engagement.

Patience Pays Off

Throughout this book, we've tried to show you that you have been given a very good gift from God. Your sexuality is an awesome gift from God! Pope John Paul II even goes so far as to call human sexuality "a treasure" in his 1994 "Letter to Families." It promises to bring you a tremendous amount of happiness if you are called to the vocation of marriage.

If you are called by God to marriage, your gift is meant to be shared with only your future spouse. Sex is really only part of the total gift that you will give to your future wife or husband. In marriage, you are giving your entire self to your future spouse. Sex is the physical expression of that total gift of love.

Between now and when you marry, you may encounter, like Brett did with his proposal, what appeared to be "good" opportunities to give your gift before you intended. Please don't give in. Your patience will pay off in the long run. Marital sex is well worth the wait.

Sex outside of marriage is not fulfilling. It's ultimately selfish. It doesn't give a total gift. It takes what doesn't belong to the unmarried partner. As a result, it will leave you emotionally bankrupt. It robs you of self-esteem and zaps the true joy out of being a teenager.

Sex outside of marriage is a lie. It engages two people, who are not totally committed to one another, in an act that says, "I give myself to you totally and freely forever." People who aren't married cannot give themselves totally to the one with whom they are sleeping. Their unmarried status won't allow for it.

It's important to understand that sex is not something that involves just your body. The whole person is involved in sexual intercourse. Some people have the idea that what they do with their bodies doesn't affect who they are as a person. They are wrong.

Sexual intercourse is designed to make you one flesh. But not only one flesh, it's intended to make spouses one heart and one soul. And through this loving union, God may bring a new life into the world. Sex is powerful!

Ask God to prepare your future spouse for you. Ask God to prepare you for your future spouse. He will listen to you. Trust him. Pray to God for help to practice the virtue of chastity -- to keep the gift of yourself wholly intact, untainted, and unused, for your spouse. Pray to God to forgive your past sins against chastity. Go to Christ in the sacrament of reconciliation. He will forgive you. He can make you and your gift new again.

He Lives, So Live Life to the Full!

At the center of our Catholic faith is the belief in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Belief in the resurrection should have a radical effect on the way we live our lives. Jesus is not dead like old historical figures. He's alive! Right now. And he is present with his Church.

We are writing this on the feast of the ascension of our Lord into heaven. Before he ascended bodily into heaven, Christ made sure that his disciples knew that even though his body was going into heaven, he would be with them always -- to the end of the world. As we said, Jesus is present within the Church. And he is present within you, a baptized Christian. He is present within you because he wants to give you life -- real life, life to the full, eternal life. He wants you to be totally happy and totally human.

Jesus wants you to use your sexuality in a way that will contribute to your happiness. He wants you to practice chastity. Jesus knows that chastity gives you life. Sexual sins take life away.

Sure, we live in a hypersexual, or oversexed, world. Sure, chastity is difficult under these circumstances. But it is not impossible. Chastity is not for super-holy people only. Chastity is meant for all people, for all teenagers, for you!

Chastity is possible for you because Jesus Christ is alive. If you try to practice chastity by relying only on your own strength, chances are quite good that you are not going to do so well. But "I can do all things in him who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13). These words of the apostle Paul apply even to chastity. Jesus lives in you. If you ask him humbly, he will empower you to practice the virtue of chastity.

Our Hope for You, Our Prayer for You,
Our Guarantee to You

Our hope for you is that you would value and protect your gift, your treasure of sexuality. We hope that you won't give in to peer and media pressure, which tends to reduce sex to a plaything or a conquest on Friday night. We hope that when temptation overwhelms you and you sin against chastity, you will pick yourself up and begin again through reconciliation.

We pray that God will reveal to you your life's calling. If it's to the priesthood, religious life, or single life, we hope and pray that you come to understand how to embrace the special challenges that this unmarried state in life places upon chastity. If it is to the married life, we pray that God will help you and your future spouse to practice chastity both now and in your future marriage (by being faithful to each other and open to life).

We guarantee that if you strive to practice the virtue of chastity, in five to ten years when you marry, you will be very glad that you said no to the hypersexual world in favor of chastity. Marriage is great. Marital love is awesome. Marital sex is definitely worth the wait! Save your gift until it is the absolute best moment to give it -- your wedding night.

 

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