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 1 3 |        In the second century, as St. Justin testifies, "many
 2 16|       soul offered to God. Thus, St. Cyprian demands of virgins
 3 16|      masters of Sacred Theology, St. Thomas Aquinas20 and St.
 4 16|         St. Thomas Aquinas20 and St. Bonaventure,21 supported
 5 17|       vow with adultery.22 Thus, St. Athanasius writes that
 6 17|         spouses of Christ.23 And St. Ambrose, writing succinctly
 7 18|        her Divine Redeemer; thus St. Methodius, Bishop of Olympus,
 8 19|       the state of virginity, as St. Bonaventure says, "in order
 9 19|  remained all His life a virgin. St. Fulgentius exclaims: "This
10 20| missionary such as the wonderful St. Francis Xavier, a father
11 20|        poor such as the merciful St. Vincent de Paul, a zealous
12 20|   zealous educator of youth like St. John Bosco, a tireless "
13 20|        mother of emigrants" like St. Francis Xavier Cabrini,
14 23|        possess perfect chastity? St. Peter Damian, exhorting
15 24|       for a more perfect life.44 St. Paul, after having said
16 29|         of angelic virtue, which St. Cyprian writing to virgins
17 29|         pleasures of sense. When St. Thomas states "that to
18 31|       sanctity and fecundity, as St. Cyprian so well expressed
19 34|                           34. As St. Thomas very rightly observes,
20 47|       imposed, but proposed," as St. Ambrose so aptly observed.70 ~
21 48|          it, let him take it."72 St. Jerome, intently pondering
22 49|          of chastity."75 Indeed, St. Methodius, Bishop of Olympus,
23 49|        virgins to martyrs,76 and St. Gregory the Great teaches
24 51|        Council of Trent, quoting St. Augustine, " 'God does
25 54|         beauty of your Lover,"93 St. Augustine tells us. ~
26 60|         sin, as Our predecessor, St. Clement I, stated in these
27 62|     piety for which he was noted St. Alphonsus Liguori taught
28 66|          and obey the counsel of St. Bernard, "let us seek grace
29 74|  benevolence. ~Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, March 25th, Feast