Entrusted to Mary

“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. “You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. You shall labor six days, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you. “You shall not murder. “You shall not commit adultery. “You shall not steal. “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

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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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