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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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By Dorota & Bartosz,
Love One Another 12/2009→ True Love Waits - Pure Hearts

I am twenty-four years old. We joined the Movement of Pure Hearts on my boyfriend’s name day and we have now been going out for four years. The day we became sharers in this lofty idea was a truly beautiful and exceptional one. We asked a priest friend of ours to witness our act of entrustment to Christ. We said the Prayer of Pure Hearts before Blessed Caroline’s relics in the chapel named after her. After that, we received Holy Communion, and the priest prayed over us.

We joined MPH because we were convinced it was only through Jesus Christ that we could come to enjoy joy, happiness, and true love. Daily prayer, a decade of the rosary, the chaplet of divine mercy, and reading the Scriptures give us the strength to overcome our failings and weaknesses. Prayer is like a light that illuminates the mind. It shows us how to conduct our daily lives, be it in the family, at work, or in love.

After joining MPH, I became conscious of a deep longing for God, a growing desire to know Him better. I also felt a need to receive Jesus in the Eucharist more often.

You cannot imagine the joy and order that the Lord has since brought into our lives! Now we find it easier to forgive, to keep a check on our tongues, to master our weaknesses, and to put every unpleasantness behind us; and this, in turn, gives us great inner peace. Of course we have to be demanding of ourselves. But we both see that the path we are now taking is the only right one.

I am delighted that on our wedding day we will be able to offer each other the most beautiful of wedding gifts — our own pure love. Though we have been together for so long, we have not — thank God! — betrayed our pledge.

The “freedom” that today’s world offers us (the freedom that leads into sexual enslavement) is now only too tritely familiar. It brings on nothing but a sense of loss and despair. These days we have to swim against the current. We have to demand a lot from ourselves, and this is where MPH comes in. What better challenge and reason for praising Jesus Christ!

Dorota & Bartosz

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Published in February 2012.

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