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III.
VOWS AND ACTS OF SELF-OFFERING
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FORMULA FOR THE TEMPORARY VOW OF VIRGINAL
PURITY
PERIOD OF TIME …
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I, N. vow under pain of venial sin, to consecrate my
virginal purity to my Lord Jesus Christ, choosing Him as the
most chaste Spouse of my soul, by consecrating to Him my
heart, my soul, my body, my whole being, all my thoughts, all
my affections and all my desires; I will seek, in all that I do, to
please this most beloved Spouse who in the superabundance
of his infinite goodness accepts me today as his dearly-
beloved Bride and clothes me with this dignity, which is the
greatest that one could ever desire.
On my part, in order to return your love I will keep away
from my heart affection of any sort for the things of this world,
giving up for your sake even the pleasure of talking of them or
listening to talk about them, especially talk of vanity, love-
making, weddings, etc. …
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