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what to do if holy things are occasions of sin Farnaz Saturday, June 14, 2008

Question:

I am a lay woman under a perpetul vow of chastity . although the streets are full of immodest people this DOSE NOT TEMPT ME at all. BUT I am tempted againts chastity by reading lives of male saints or looking at their pictures and speecialy by looking at images of jesus when he is half naked or specially Maria lactan images Please tell what to do

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Farnaz:

Well, there can be a couple of reasons for this. One cause could be psychological or psycho-sexual. The other reason could be demonological. Since I do not know the details I can say which it is.

However, if you have offered a perpetual vow of chastity this would be a reason for the Enemy to attack you.

I would advise that you consider this a spiritual attack and use some of the prayers in our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog linked below. The Hedge Prayer of Protection, the Prayer to Control Thoughts, and the Prayer to Rebuke Particular Spirits the some of the prayers that I would recommend.

On rebuking spirits you can identify these spirits by their attributes such as the spirit of unchastity, the spirit of lust, the spirit of blasphemy, etc.

I also recommend that you go through the Seven Steps to Self Deliverance found on the HELP page linked below.

Also, spend time before the blessed Sacrament and continue your prayers and devotions.

Try these things and see if it gives you any relief.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary


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