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1 1 | consecrated to the service of God is without doubt among the
2 3 | vowed their chastity to God grew; likewise the importance
3 4 | dedicating themselves to God by the practice of perfect
4 5 | offered their chastity to God. Some have preserved their
5 5 | spouse, have consecrated to God their remaining years in
6 5 | oblation, that is, for love of God to abstain for the rest
7 5 | have laid on the altar of God. ~
8 6 | freely and to be united with God more easily and more closely. ~
9 7 | their bodies and souls to God, We address Ourselves, and
10 8 | chastity consecrated to God and clerical celibacy, Our
11 14| Lord, how he may please God. . . And the unmarried woman
12 15| soul; to want to please God in everything, to think
13 16| body and soul offered to God. Thus, St. Cyprian demands
14 16| themselves body and soul to God . . . and should seek to
15 16| is something dedicated to God. . . Nor do we extol virgins
16 16| are virgins dedicated to God in loving continence."19
17 17| virgin who is married to God."24 In fact, as is clear
18 18| solemnly consecrated to God by inviting them to recite
19 19| the only-begotten Son of God, the only-begotten Son of
20 20| divided between love of God and love of their spouse,
21 20| consecrate themselves to God's service embrace the state
22 20| order to be more entirely at God's disposition and devoted
23 21| consecration to the service of God and neighbor embrace the
24 21| abandon to the service of God."39 ~
25 24| wholly to the service of God, while the heart of married
26 29| equals of the angels of God."52 To souls, restless for
27 30| consecrating prelate prays God: "that there may exist more
28 31| and honor, the image of God corresponding to the sanctity
29 37| virginity for uniting souls with God; for marriage is a sacrament,
30 37| the husband and wife with God by the bonds of charity.61 ~
31 38| spiritual thoughts and prayer to God? ~
32 40| more closely united with God. ~
33 42| consecrate oneself completely to God, without doubt perverts
34 42| themselves to the service of God, too few alas today, they
35 43| because they not only offer to God prayer and supplication
36 46| chastity that is consecrated to God. Witness to this are the
37 47| pointed out, also, that God does not urge all Christians
38 48| consecrate themselves to God and then, from God, supernatural
39 48| themselves to God and then, from God, supernatural help and grace.71
40 49| a chastity dedicated to God demands strong and noble
41 51| although chastity pledged to God is a difficult virtue, those
42 51| will certainly receive from God that gift* of grace through
43 51| quoting St. Augustine, " 'God does not command the impossible,
44 51| the word of the Apostle: "God is faithful, who will not
45 52| moreover, constant prayer to God, asking for what we cannot
46 53| obedient to right reason and God's law: "And they that are
47 54| our minds and hearts to God, intent above all on Him
48 60| nourished by the fear of God, that filial fear which
49 60| great good in the saints of God, extreme vigilance must
50 60| protects virginity, but God Himself Who bestowed it:
51 60| Himself Who bestowed it: and 'God is charity.'105 The guardian
52 61| nature, namely prayer to God, the Sacraments of Penance
53 61| the most holy Mother of God. ~
54 62| chastity is a great gift of God. For this reason Jerome
55 62| than instant recourse to God in prayer.110 ~
56 64| to the Virgin Mother of God. In a certain way all other
57 64| protection of the holy Mother of God who is the Virgin of virgins
58 64| themselves to the service of God. ~
59 68| reach so noble a goal. May God grant that new and larger
60 69| offer to the service of God those of their children
61 69| have no right to choose God."124 ~
62 70| that a virgin is a gift of God, the oblation of parents,
63 71| vowed to the service of God, are suffering bitter and
64 72| great value in the sight of God for the restoration of His
65 73| divine service, We implore God with suppliant prayer to
66 73| graces which they need from God. ~
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