“Here was one lady talking about my pretty hair and another, just going out the door wanting to know who that very pretty girl was…The thrill of pleasure I felt made me realize that I was full of self-love. I am always ready to sympathize with the people who lose their souls – after all, it’s so easy, once you begin to stray along the primrose path of worldliness.”

                        -St. Therese of Lisieux

For Reflection:

Why can beauty and over attention to appearance lead to sins against chastity? What can I do to reasonably guard myself from it?

LEARN TO DISCERN COMPENDIUM Susan Brinkmann, OCDS 269 pgs  PB INTRODUCTION   PG 1

Even more incredible is that we have hundreds of eyewitness to all this, several of whom chose to put their testimony in writing.  And just to be sure no one thought this was a one shot deal, Jesus made sure His followers were able to replicate His miraculous legacy with countless inexplicable phenomena from healing the sick and mass conversions to being able to sing hymns of joy while being mauled by lions or burned alive.