Litany of Chastity (Against Lust)

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The Litany of Chastity (Against Lust)

Blessed Trinity, I beg You, deliver me from Lust and help me grow in the freedom and joy of Chastity, Lord, hear my prayer.

Rather than being enslaved to frequent and compulsive sexual desire, give me the grace to have sexual desire and chastity consistent with the vocation to which You have called me…

Rather than desiring to engage in unnatural and perverted sexual acts of any kind, give me, if You will it, healthy and fruitful sexual desire for the woman You have chosen for me…

Rather than being addicted to viewing the various images of sexual perversion the sick minds of men can imagine and produce, protect me from viewing pornography in any form… 

Rather than risking being drawn into sexual temptation, help me to diligently avoid all the near occasions of sin including the internet, music, movies, tv, promiscuous people, places and situations…

Rather than secretly gazing upon the bodies of others as sexual objects and fantasizing about them, help me to always observe the dignity of others and maintain a strict custody of my mind and eyes…

Rather than being immodest, lewd, harassing or sexually tempting others in any way, inspire me to be pure and modest in words, clothing and acts…

Rather than sinning through masturbation, fornication, adultery or any depraved act, help me continually battle to be chaste and immediately receive the Sacrament of Penance if I fall into sexual sin…

[For those who desire to marry] Rather than engaging in fornication while dating or engaged, strengthen me and my beloved to help each other remain chaste and preserve the joy of sexual intimacy as a gift to each other in marriage…

[For those who are married] Rather than using contraception or falling into a lack of sexual intimacy, grant me and my bride the great joy of romantic, self-giving and unitive conjugal love in our marriage with openness to the beautiful gift of children…

Blessed Trinity, I desperately need the Gift of the Fear of the Lord so I may battle against Lust and grow in Chastity.

I beg for the freedom and joy of Chastity, in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ, Savior of Man. Amen.

For more, see The ECM Litanies of Virtue, Overview of Virtue and Vice, The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit

See also: ECM Master Chart: Vice, Virtue and the Holy Spirit