Day 325: Battling for Purity

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 21 November 2023

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Summary

As Fr. Mike suggests, the battle for purity is never more difficult than in our own day. With God’s grace, we can prevail and find freedom from our temptations. Fr. Mike explains that we win this battle through chastity, purity of intention, purity of vision, and prayerful reliance on the Lord. He tells us how to pray for a pure gaze that allows us to see our brothers and sisters as God sees them. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2520-2533.

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0:46.7	Thank you and God bless. Hi my name's Father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to the
0:57.2	Catechism and a year podcast where we encounter God's plan of sure
1:00.2	goodness for us revealed in scripture and passed down through the tradition of the Catholic
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1:06.6	In 365 days, we will read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity
1:11.3	and God's family as we journey together toward our
1:13.7	heavenly home this is day 325 we're reading paragraphs 2520 to 2533 as always
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