Whatever Is True, Whatever Is Noble, Whatever Is Pure, Whatever Is Lovely...

"...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." - Philippians 4:8

Purification Enables A Loving Union

The more lofty the degree of loving union to which God destines the soul, so much more profound and persistent must be its purification. - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, OCD (Edith Stein)

Immodesty Contributes To A Large Extent The Present Destruction Of The Family

Garb that does not show a person’s self-respect as an intelligent and free being (and, through baptism, as a son or daughter of God and a temple of the Holy Ghost), contributes to a large extent to the present destruction of the family. It does this by favoring temptations against purity. It also does this by its vulgarity and childishness that corrodes the notion of the seriousness of life and the need for ascesis (self-discipline), all of which are fundamental elements that maintain family cohesion and stability.

The struggle for the restoration of the family by opposing abortion, contraception, and homosexuality will be much more effective if done together with efforts to restore sobriety, modesty and elegance in dress. - Luiz Sergio Solimeo, America Needs Fatima

Only The Chaste Man And The Chaste Woman Are Capable Of True Love

Only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of true love. - Blessed Pope John Paul II

Frequent Not The Company Of Immodest Persons

Frequent not the company of immodest persons, especially if they be also impudent, as is generally the case; ...these corrupted souls and infected hearts scarcely speak to any, either of the same or a different sex, without causing them to fall in some degree from purity; they have poison in their eyes and in their breath, like basilisks. On the contrary, keep company with the chaste and virtuous; often meditate upon and read holy things; for the word of God is chaste, and makes those also chaste that delight in it. - Saint Francis de Sales

True Happiness Does Not Consist In The Pleasures of The World

With all the strength of my soul I urge you young people to approach the Communion table as often as you can. Feed on this bread of angels from which you will draw the strength to fight inner battles...Because true happiness, dear friends, does not consist in the pleasures of the world or in earthly things, but in peace of conscience which we can have only if we are pure in heart and in mind. - Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Adore And Bless The Divine Will, Especially in The Things Which Are Hardest For You

In all the events of life, you must recognize the Divine will. Adore and bless it, especially in the things which are the hardest for you. - Saint Padre Pio

In Whatever State a Soul May be, it Ought to Pray

In whatever state a soul may be, it ought to pray. A soul which is pure and beautiful must pray, or else it will lose its beauty; a soul which is striving after this purity must pray, or else it will never attain it; a soul which is newly converted must pray, or else it will fall again; a sinful soul, plunged in sins, must pray so that it might rise again. There is no soul which is not bound to pray, for every single grace comes to the soul through prayer. - Saint Faustina

Holy Purity is a Jewel So Precious That Those Who Possess it Become Like Angels of God

‎Every virtue in your soul is a precious ornament which makes you dear to God and to man. But holy purity, the queen of virtues, the angelic virtue, is a jewel so precious that those who possess it become like the angels of God in Heaven, even though clothed in mortal flesh. - Saint John Bosco

Temptation is a Sure Sign The Soul is Very Pleasing to The Lord

Temptation is a sure sign the soul is very pleasing to the Lord. - Saint Padre Pio

Lust Would Like us to Believe That it Can Make us Happy

Sexual activity is fuelled by an unfulfilled desire for true love. In the words of Josh Harris, “Lust would like us to believe that it can make us happy. If we just give it what it wants, it will stop pestering us and be satisfied. Lust is never satisfied, you can’t bargain with it and come out a winner. Lust hijacks sex. It wants to train your desires to delight in the thrill of the forbidden so that you lose your Godly appetite for what is good.” Close physical involvement is not equivalent to true affection. - Love Undefiled

All of Heaven is Counting on us

All of Heaven is counting on us to take a stand for God. - Michael Fanelli

The Greatest Honor God Can Give a Soul

The greatest honor God can give a soul is not to give it much but to ask much from it. - Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Look Upon Every Temptation as an Invitation to Grow

Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful, if only you stand fast. - Saint Philip Neri

Defending The Cardinal Virtues

The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice. - G. K. Chesterton

Cast Off The Works of Darkness And Put on The Armor of Light

And that, knowing the season, that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. The night is passed and the day is at hand. Let us, therefore cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light. - Romans 13: 11, 12

Some Virgins Are Nothing But Tavern Women

Some virgins are nothing but tavern women. - St. Jerome

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If a Man Lies With a Male as With a Woman, Both of Them Have Forfeited Their Lives

If a man commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death. If a man disgraces his father by lying with his father's wife, both the man and his stepmother shall be put to death; they have forfeited their lives. If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall be put to death; since they have committed an abhorrent deed, they have forfeited their lives. If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives. If a man marries a woman and her mother also, the man and the two women as well shall be burned to death for their shameful conduct, so that such shamefulness may not be found among you. If a man has carnal relations with an animal, the man shall be put to death, and the animal shall be slain. If a woman goes up to any animal to mate with it, the woman and the animal shall be slain; let them both be put to death; their lives are forfeit. - Leviticus 20:10-16

No Immoral or Impure Man, or one Who is Covetous has any Inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God

But immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is fitting among saints. Let there be no filthiness, nor silly talk, nor levity, which are not fitting; but instead let there be thanksgiving. Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure man, or one who is covetous (that is, and idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. - Ephesians 5: 3-5

Sins of the Flesh

More people go to hell for sins of the flesh than for any other reason. - Our Lady of Fatima, 1917