Aspiration for Purity

Purity of heart, which Jesus blessed in the Beatitudes ("Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God"), is a grace to ask for daily. The Church has long entrusted the struggle for chastity to the Holy Family, and especially to Mary conceived without sin and to St. Joseph, her chaste spouse.

These short aspirations are for any moment: when temptations arise, when you are online or alone, before sleep, or as a daily habit. The second line is the prayer of the Miraculous Medal given in 1830. They suit people of every state of life, married, single, religious, young and old, and are easy to teach teenagers.

The Prayer

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, help me to be pure in mind, heart, and body. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Sources: Traditional purity aspirations; classic manuals, public domain.

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