Lesson Eleven

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Because God intends the body to be the instrument that He uses to create more children, we must therefore have a very great respect for our body, and love it and give it the care it requires. We must be careful not to injure our health through thoughtlessness. To stain one’s soul and body by impurity is an especially serious thing to do. Don’t do it! Don’t be a sissy! On the contrary, be clean and manly (womanly) in order to become like Jesus, the Model of all recd men, and to enjoy and keep His friendship (in order to become like Mary most pure, Jesus’ Mother, the model of all women).”

An additional word here to parents about training their children:in purity: Since the mind is the spring-board of all our words, our conversations, and our actions, it is essential that we take what steps we can to ensure that the minds of children be trained to spiritual things from their early days: “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Consequently, since the eye is made to see, and the ear is made to hear, we urge that the furnishings oof your home will exclude any pictures suggestive of impurity (no matter how artistic) and will include many and beautiful holy pictures in order to trace their silent pattern on the minds and hearts of your children. Let your conversations in their presence be frequently of God, stressing the positive characteristics of His love, His providence, His patience, kindness, etc. Let the Family Rosary and Mass and[ Communion together, regularly and often, be the binding force of your family life. These are keynotes in the parents’ duty of procreation AND EDUCATION of children. Faithfully observed, they will do much to prepare your young ones to overcome the paganized world into which they must step.

IV. THE ROLE OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PURITY

Without a pure heart, the foregoing explanation of the Divine Plan concerning sex cannot be clearly understood. For this reason we introduce at this point some remarks on the social and personal role of purity with regard to the reproductive organs.

Chastity, virginity, continence, innocence ... all are terms concerning purity or cleanliness. Purity, the most usual term, adorns the entire being, the will, the intellect, the senses, the sexual appetites. Chastity designates, in particular, the virtue which causes one to observe, despite temptations, the rules laid down by his (her) state with regard to the reproductive function. Chastity in virgins who for higher motives have resolved to abstain from all use of their reproductive organs, is what is called real virginity. In bachelors or in widowers, chastity is called continence. Continence consists for them in the voluntary non-use of the generative functions. In Marriage chastity consists in moderate sexual relationship, relationship directed and regulated by love and hence far superior to uncontrolled submission to the demands of instinct. As for innocence, it is a state of purity united to a lack of personal experience of evil; it is common to children and to souls who by their purity of heart merit to “become as little children to enter the Kingdom of Heaven,” innocence can therefore be encountered in all conditions of life.

In the following pages, we shall deal only with the chastity proper to those preparing for marriage. Conjugal chastity will be discussed at the end of the next lesson.

1) THE ROLE OF PERSONAL PURITY

A chaste young man, a pure young woman ... Therein lies the promise of a marriage that will be happy, fruitful, and blessed by God. Such will be your case if you develop now a deep respect for the sexual organs and a just and true appreciation of the motives that urge you to enter the holy state of marriage. The sex instinct must be ruled by an affection which sublimates it, by an affection which elevates both of you up to God since it has its beginning in and from God, and should tend towards Him.

What a disorder it is then to permit before marriage the marks of affection which should be reserved solely for married couples! How disastrous a future is prepared by him who in a solitary manner performs the act intended to be accomplished by the union of the bodies, thereby spilling into the void the very glow of his being! How tragic, too, for non-married persons to engage in culpable reciprocal gratifications, the memory of which will return to plague and taunt them and diminish the mutual respect they should have for each other!

If, therefore, you wish not to profane the treasures of life deposited by God in your reproductive organs, ... if you, a future wife, wish to become not merely “an instrument of pleasure,”... if you, a future husband, desire more than a “love smothered by disgust,”... you must nurture in your hearts a true ardour for purity; you must have high esteem for chastity.

Do not delude yourselves though: Good intentions have caused many a failure and, unless you take the necessary steps to protect your purity, you will find yourselves among these failures. Prolonged tete-a-tetes, liberties that you would not consider taking in the presence of parents, can very easily lead to impurity, and must be rigorously avoided.

The sexual instinct is often very easily stimulated by simple sexual impressions: the external features of one of the opposite sex, hair, eyes, face, voice, can be strong sexual stimulants. Moral strength and almost constant attention and self-control are necessary these days to resist the urgings of passion.

This moral strength is possible when you seek to establish in your heart a real love, a true friendship surpassing that of the sexual instinct; this moral strength is essential if you desire a fatherhood that is worthy, pure and fruitful, a motherhood that is happy, devoted, holy.

As a general rule, a chaste young woman has no suspicion of the active masculine passion that ordinarily animates all young men. Never having experienced anything of a similar nature herself, she becomes attached to a young man to love him and to be loved, to find in him a protector, a supporter, a defender, without having the least realization of the passionate instinct that is implanted in the young man. Every young woman by her posture, therefore, by her actions, by her ideals, should strive to elevate to her own moral standard the young man she loves. The young man, on his part, if pure or desirous of becoming so, asks no more than to be attracted to a pure and noble woman; he feels only admiration for the young woman whom he recognizes as being all she should be.

The role of purity is truly admirable. It is a factor that contributes not only to the union of the bodies but of the souls as well. “Being chaste is not renouncing love but, on the contrary, placing oneself in a position to know love on its, highest level.” (Dr. Esconde)

2) THE ROLE OF SOCIAL PURITY

But, you may say, young people with such ideals are rare! This may be so but much less so than you believe. Have you ever considered that purity is highly contagious! Be chaste. Tell others of the joy and peace that you have experienced in meeting a young man or woman who is. Respect and induce others to respect the things that pertain to sex; appreciate them yourself as gifts from God, instruments of God, and you will see purity shining in all around you.

Objections will be raised: “The sex instinct is irresistible.” “Chastity endangers the health.” “Always being on guard is hard on the nerves.” etc. As a matter of fact, all conscientious doctors declare to the contrary that “no illness caused directly by continence has ever been observed.” On the other hand, much could be explained of the many illnesses caused by incontinence! One doctor, Dr. Jacobson, summing up the answers of 30 eminent physicians to a questionnaire as to whether continence could be considered as injurious, stated the following: “If our young people would practise continence and avoid intercourse before marriage, they would realize their high ideal of love and would free themselves from the danger of contracting venereal diseases.”

May you, therefore, understand the apostolate of purity which is particularly yours. Pray to the Blessed Virgin to place in the hearts of all young women a special desire to resemble the Mother of mothers, and in the hearts of all young men a profound attitude of respect towards all young women because of their sweet Mother above.

word here to parents about training their children:in purity: Since the mind is the spring-board of all our words, our conversations, and our actions, it is essential that we take what steps we can to ensure that the minds of children be trained to spiritual things from their early days: “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Consequently, since the eye is made to see, and the ear is made to hear, we urge that the furnishings oof your home will exclude any pictures suggestive of impurity (no matter how artistic) and will include many and beautiful holy pictures in order to trace their silent pattern on the minds and hearts of your children. Let your conversations in their presence be frequently of God, stressing the positive characteristics of His love, His providence, His patience, kindness, etc. Let the Family Rosary and Mass and[ Communion together, regularly and often, be the binding force of your family life. These are keynotes in the parents’ duty of procreation AND EDUCATION of children. Faithfully observed, they will do much to prepare your young ones to overcome the paganized world into which they must step.

IV. THE ROLE OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PURITY

Without a pure heart, the foregoing explanation of the Divine Plan concerning sex cannot be clearly understood. For this reason we introduce at this point some remarks on the social and personal role of purity with regard to the reproductive organs.

Chastity, virginity, continence, innocence ... all are terms concerning purity or cleanliness. Purity, the most usual term, adorns the entire being, the will, the intellect, the senses, the sexual appetites. Chastity designates, in particular, the virtue which causes one to observe, despite temptations, the rules laid down by his (her) state with regard to the reproductive function. Chastity in virgins who for higher motives have resolved to abstain from all use of their reproductive organs, is what is called real virginity. In bachelors or in widowers, chastity is called continence. Continence consists for them in the voluntary non-use of the generative functions. In Marriage chastity consists in moderate sexual relationship, relationship directed and regulated by love and hence far superior to uncontrolled submission to the demands of instinct. As for innocence, it is a state of purity united to a lack of personal experience of evil; it is common to children and to souls who by their purity of heart merit to “become as little children to enter the Kingdom of Heaven,” innocence can therefore be encountered in all conditions of life.

In the following pages, we shall deal only with the chastity proper to those preparing for marriage. Conjugal chastity will be discussed at the end of the next lesson.

1) THE ROLE OF PERSONAL PURITY

A chaste young man, a pure young woman ... Therein lies the promise of a marriage that will be happy, fruitful, and blessed by God. Such will be your case if you develop now a deep respect for the sexual organs and a just and true appreciation of the motives that urge you to enter the holy state of marriage. The sex instinct must be ruled by an affection which sublimates it, by an affection which elevates both of you up to God since it has its beginning in and from God, and should tend towards Him.

What a disorder it is then to permit before marriage the marks of affection which should be reserved solely for married couples! How disastrous a future is prepared by him who in a solitary manner performs the act intended to be accomplished by the union of the bodies, thereby spilling into the void the very glow of his being! How tragic, too, for non-married persons to engage in culpable reciprocal gratifications, the memory of which will return to plague and taunt them and diminish the mutual respect they should have for each other!

If, therefore, you wish not to profane the treasures of life deposited by God in your reproductive organs, ... if you, a future wife, wish to become not merely “an instrument of pleasure,”... if you, a future husband, desire more than a “love smothered by disgust,”... you must nurture in your hearts a true ardour for purity; you must have high esteem for chastity.

Do not delude yourselves though: Good intentions have caused many a failure and, unless you take the necessary steps to protect your purity, you will find yourselves among these failures. Prolonged tete-a-tetes, liberties that you would not consider taking in the presence of parents, can very easily lead to impurity, and must be rigorously avoided.

The sexual instinct is often very easily stimulated by simple sexual impressions: the external features of one of the opposite sex, hair, eyes, face, voice, can be strong sexual stimulants. Moral strength and almost constant attention and self-control are necessary these days to resist the urgings of passion.

This moral strength is possible when you seek to establish in your heart a real love, a true friendship surpassing that of the sexual instinct; this moral strength is essential if you desire a fatherhood that is worthy, pure and fruitful, a motherhood that is happy, devoted, holy.

As a general rule, a chaste young woman has no suspicion of the active masculine passion that ordinarily animates all young men. Never having experienced anything of a similar nature herself, she becomes attached to a young man to love him and to be loved, to find in him a protector, a supporter, a defender, without having the least realization of the passionate instinct that is implanted in the young man. Every young woman by her posture, therefore, by her actions, by her ideals, should strive to elevate to her own moral standard the young man she loves. The young man, on his part, if pure or desirous of becoming so, asks no more than to be attracted to a pure and noble woman; he feels only admiration for the young woman whom he recognizes as being all she should be.

The role of purity is truly admirable. It is a factor that contributes not only to the union of the bodies but of the souls as well. “Being chaste is not renouncing love but, on the contrary, placing oneself in a position to know love on its, highest level.” (Dr. Esconde)

2) THE ROLE OF SOCIAL PURITY

But, you may say, young people with such ideals are rare! This may be so but much less so than you believe. Have you ever considered that purity is highly contagious! Be chaste. Tell others of the joy and peace that you have experienced in meeting a young man or woman who is. Respect and induce others to respect the things that pertain to sex; appreciate them yourself as gifts from God, instruments of God, and you will see purity shining in all around you.

Objections will be raised: “The sex instinct is irresistible.” “Chastity endangers the health.” “Always being on guard is hard on the nerves.” etc. As a matter of fact, all conscientious doctors declare to the contrary that “no illness caused directly by continence has ever been observed.” On the other hand, much could be explained of the many illnesses caused by incontinence! One doctor, Dr. Jacobson, summing up the answers of 30 eminent physicians to a questionnaire as to whether continence could be considered as injurious, stated the following: “If our young people would practise continence and avoid intercourse before marriage, they would realize their high ideal of love and would free themselves from the danger of contracting venereal diseases.”

May you, therefore, understand the apostolate of purity which is particularly yours. Pray to the Blessed Virgin to place in the hearts of all young women a special desire to resemble the Mother of mothers, and in the hearts of all young men a profound attitude of respect towards all young women because of their sweet Mother above.

word here to parents about training their children:in purity: Since the mind is the spring-board of all our words, our conversations, and our actions, it is essential that we take what steps we can to ensure that the minds of children be trained to spiritual things from their early days: “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Consequently, since the eye is made to see, and the ear is made to hear, we urge that the furnishings oof your home will exclude any pictures suggestive of impurity (no matter how artistic) and will include many and beautiful holy pictures in order to trace their silent pattern on the minds and hearts of your children. Let your conversations in their presence be frequently of God, stressing the positive characteristics of His love, His providence, His patience, kindness, etc. Let the Family Rosary and Mass and[ Communion together, regularly and often, be the binding force of your family life. These are keynotes in the parents’ duty of procreation AND EDUCATION of children. Faithfully observed, they will do much to prepare your young ones to overcome the paganized world into which they must step.

IV. THE ROLE OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PURITY

Without a pure heart, the foregoing explanation of the Divine Plan concerning sex cannot be clearly understood. For this reason we introduce at this point some remarks on the social and personal role of purity with regard to the reproductive organs.

Chastity, virginity, continence, innocence ... all are terms concerning purity or cleanliness. Purity, the most usual term, adorns the entire being, the will, the intellect, the senses, the sexual appetites. Chastity designates, in particular, the virtue which causes one to observe, despite temptations, the rules laid down by his (her) state with regard to the reproductive function. Chastity in virgins who for higher motives have resolved to abstain from all use of their reproductive organs, is what is called real virginity. In bachelors or in widowers, chastity is called continence. Continence consists for them in the voluntary non-use of the generative functions. In Marriage chastity consists in moderate sexual relationship, relationship directed and regulated by love and hence far superior to uncontrolled submission to the demands of instinct. As for innocence, it is a state of purity united to a lack of personal experience of evil; it is common to children and to souls who by their purity of heart merit to “become as little children to enter the Kingdom of Heaven,” innocence can therefore be encountered in all conditions of life.

In the following pages, we shall deal only with the chastity proper to those preparing for marriage. Conjugal chastity will be discussed at the end of the next lesson.

1) THE ROLE OF PERSONAL PURITY

A chaste young man, a pure young woman ... Therein lies the promise of a marriage that will be happy, fruitful, and blessed by God. Such will be your case if you develop now a deep respect for the sexual organs and a just and true appreciation of the motives that urge you to enter the holy state of marriage. The sex instinct must be ruled by an affection which sublimates it, by an affection which elevates both of you up to God since it has its beginning in and from God, and should tend towards Him.

What a disorder it is then to permit before marriage the marks of affection which should be reserved solely for married couples! How disastrous a future is prepared by him who in a solitary manner performs the act intended to be accomplished by the union of the bodies, thereby spilling into the void the very glow of his being! How tragic, too, for non-married persons to engage in culpable reciprocal gratifications, the memory of which will return to plague and taunt them and diminish the mutual respect they should have for each other!

If, therefore, you wish not to profane the treasures of life deposited by God in your reproductive organs, ... if you, a future wife, wish to become not merely “an instrument of pleasure,”... if you, a future husband, desire more than a “love smothered by disgust,”... you must nurture in your hearts a true ardour for purity; you must have high esteem for chastity.

Do not delude yourselves though: Good intentions have caused many a failure and, unless you take the necessary steps to protect your purity, you will find yourselves among these failures. Prolonged tete-a-tetes, liberties that you would not consider taking in the presence of parents, can very easily lead to impurity, and must be rigorously avoided.

The sexual instinct is often very easily stimulated by simple sexual impressions: the external features of one of the opposite sex, hair, eyes, face, voice, can be strong sexual stimulants. Moral strength and almost constant attention and self-control are necessary these days to resist the urgings of passion.

This moral strength is possible when you seek to establish in your heart a real love, a true friendship surpassing that of the sexual instinct; this moral strength is essential if you desire a fatherhood that is worthy, pure and fruitful, a motherhood that is happy, devoted, holy.

As a general rule, a chaste young woman has no suspicion of the active masculine passion that ordinarily animates all young men. Never having experienced anything of a similar nature herself, she becomes attached to a young man to love him and to be loved, to find in him a protector, a supporter, a defender, without having the least realization of the passionate instinct that is implanted in the young man. Every young woman by her posture, therefore, by her actions, by her ideals, should strive to elevate to her own moral standard the young man she loves. The young man, on his part, if pure or desirous of becoming so, asks no more than to be attracted to a pure and noble woman; he feels only admiration for the young woman whom he recognizes as being all she should be.

The role of purity is truly admirable. It is a factor that contributes not only to the union of the bodies but of the souls as well. “Being chaste is not renouncing love but, on the contrary, placing oneself in a position to know love on its, highest level.” (Dr. Esconde)

2) THE ROLE OF SOCIAL PURITY

But, you may say, young people with such ideals are rare! This may be so but much less so than you believe. Have you ever considered that purity is highly contagious! Be chaste. Tell others of the joy and peace that you have experienced in meeting a young man or woman who is. Respect and induce others to respect the things that pertain to sex; appreciate them yourself as gifts from God, instruments of God, and you will see purity shining in all around you.

Objections will be raised: “The sex instinct is irresistible.” “Chastity endangers the health.” “Always being on guard is hard on the nerves.” etc. As a matter of fact, all conscientious doctors declare to the contrary that “no illness caused directly by continence has ever been observed.” On the other hand, much could be explained of the many illnesses caused by incontinence! One doctor, Dr. Jacobson, summing up the answers of 30 eminent physicians to a questionnaire as to whether continence could be considered as injurious, stated the following: “If our young people would practise continence and avoid intercourse before marriage, they would realize their high ideal of love and would free themselves from the danger of contracting venereal diseases.”

May you, therefore, understand the apostolate of purity which is particularly yours. Pray to the Blessed Virgin to place in the hearts of all young women a special desire to resemble the Mother of mothers, and in the hearts of all young men a profound attitude of respect towards all young women because of their sweet Mother above.