The vow of chastity intends to release human beings from all the bonds of natural common life, to fasten them to the cross high above all the bustle, and to free their hearts for union with the Crucified. This sacrifice, too, is not accomplished once and for all.
Of course, one is cut off, externally, from occasions that can become temptations outside but often much that distracts the spirit and the heart, robbing them of their freedom, cleaves to the memory and fantasy. Besides, there is also a danger that new ties establish themselves within the protective cloister walls and hinder full union with the Divine Heart.
When we enter the Order, we again become members of a family. We are to see and respect, as head and members of the Mystical Body of Christ, our superiors and the other sisters. But we are human, and something all too human can easily become mingled with holy, childlike, and sisterly love. We believe we see Christ in the people we look up to and fail to notice that we attach ourselves to them humanly and are in danger of losing sight of Christ.
But human attraction is not the only cloud on purity of heart. Too little love is a worse offense against the Divine Heart than too much. Every aversion, any anger and resentment we tolerate in our hearts closes the door to the Savior. Involuntary stirrings naturally arise through no fault of our own, but as soon as we become aware of them, we must relentlessly oppose them. Otherwise, we resist God who is love and do the devil’s work.
The song sung by the virgins attending the Lamb is surely one of purest love.
Saint Edith Stein
The Marriage of the Lamb
For September 14, 1940
Stein, E 2014, The Hidden Life: Essays, Meditations, Spiritual Texts, translated from the German by Stein W, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
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Remember the children of Fatima were arrested and inprisoned because Our Lady wanted the whole nation to repent and beg God for mercy through the rosary, not merely the few pious souls, but everyone! You, as a nation, a people must turn to God as his children and reform your lives. What shall God expect from Nicaragua with freedom if it is squandered in sin and irreligious living? You must repent and reform not merely government but how each of you govern your lives as individuals here and now!
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Thanks for the comment, John. However, I’m unsure how this relates to the quote of the day by Edith Stein concerning the vow of chastity and cloistered life.