Entrusted to Mary

You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;' but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. 'It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,' but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery. 'Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,' but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black. But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. 'You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'* But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you. 'You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor,* and hate your enemy.*' But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.

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	Entrusted to Mary

By Agnes,
Love One Another 12/2009→ A testimony

Only by maturing patiently and uniting myself with the will of God shall I one day know a truly successful, lasting, and sincere marriage based on mutual trust, service, and self-giving.

Being a child of alcoholic parents, I have not had the best example of marriage. The prospect of intimacy and spending the rest of my life with a beloved spouse fills me with great fear and trepidation. I am writing this testimony not just for myself but for the benefit of all lonely people, who owing to various injuries and traumatic childhood experiences are unable to establish a family or, fearing to do so, are forced to wait for marriage, while working patiently on themselves. I wish to use this time of waiting in the most profitable way. That is why I have joined the Movement of Pure Hearts. The fact that I have not yet found a husband saddens me, and I often ask myself why I cannot experience the joy of family life and motherhood? But though I feel very lonely, I do not despair. I know it is only by maturing patiently and uniting myself with the will of God that I will one day know a truly successful, lasting, and sincere marriage based on mutual trust, service, and self-giving.

For me MPH is a marvelous community of souls to which Jesus Himself — the model of purity and goodness — has called me. I feel that He wants me to fulfill myself as a woman, a wife, and a mother. The blessings that flow from saving sex for marriage are obvious to me. It is not easy, but it is possible. In this Mary helps me a great deal. After the example of Servant of God John Paul II, I have entrusted to Our Blessed Mother my future life as a wife and mother. During this recent walking pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa, I offered up my prayers for the intention of finding a good husband.

I have no doubt that the happiest and most beautiful day of my life will eventually come: the day when I stand before Jesus to pledge my love and fidelity to my dearest husband.

Agnes

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Published in February 2012.

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