St. Thomas Aquinas' guide to fighting against lust

The Catholic saint's guide to winning this spiritual battle is a prayer, the "Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas for Purity."

St. Thomas Aquinas on fighting against lust

The prayer goes:

"Dear Jesus,

I know that every perfect gift,

and especially that of chastity,

depends on the power of Your providence.

Without You, a mere creature can do nothing.

Therefore, I beg You to defend by Your grace

the chastity and purity of my body and soul.

And if I have ever sensed or imagined anything

that could stain my chastity and purity,

blot it out, Supreme Lord of my powers,

that I may advance with a pure heart in Your love and service,

offering myself on the most pure altar of Your divinity

all the days of my life. Amen."

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