Words from Our Blessed Mother on Modesty/Purity

The following are words from the Blessed Mother:

"More souls go to Hell because of sins of the flesh than for any other reason."
"Certain fashions will be introduced that will offend Our Lord very much."
"Woe to women lacking in modesty."


The following are words from Blessed Jacinta Marto, who, along with Blessed Francisco Marto and Lucia dos Santos, had seen a vision of Hell:

"Oh, Hell! Oh, Hell!" "Mother of God have pity on those who do not amend their lives." "If men only know what awaits them in eternity, they would do everything in their power to change their lives."


www.archive.org/details/TheMessageOfOurLadyOfFatimaWithPicture


I don't mean to be a downer by sharing this.  I just hope that those who read this will realize how important it is to be modest and pure. :)


God bless you!

~ littleromanJMJ

Happy Memorial Day!

Prayer for Deceased Veterans

O God, by Whose mercy the faithful departed find rest, 

look kindly on Your departed veterans 
who gave their lives in the service of their country. 

Grant that through the passion, death, and resurrection of Your Son 

they may share in the joy of your heavenly kingdom 

and rejoice in You with Your saints forever. 

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1452

A sincere thank you to all veterans, police officers, firemen, and 
all who risk/have risked their lives to protect millions from harm.  
May God bless you all abundantly!

~littleromanJMJ

Please Pray With Me

*update* the black mass was indefinitely canceled! Our prayers are working! Let's just keep praying that they don't reschedule. 

Today, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts will host a black mass from 7 to 9pm.  Please visit www.rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2014/05/12/exorcist-perspective-harvard-black-mass for more information. This will hurt Our Lord very much.  I will be saying extra prayers within those hours that it will be canceled and for those involved in the black mass. Please pray with me!

God bless you!

~littleromanJMJ 

Happy Mother's Day!

The Most Important Person

on earth is a mother. She

cannot claim the honor of

having built Notre Dame

Cathedral. She need not. She

has built something more

magnificent than any

cathedral—a dwelling for an

immortal soul, the tiny

perfection of her baby's

body...The angels have not

been blessed with such a

grace. They cannot share in

God's creative miracle to bring

new saints to Heaven. Only a

human mother can. Mothers

are closer to God the Creator

than any other creature; God

joins forces with mothers in

performing this act of

creation... What on God's

good earth is more glorious

than this: to be a mother?

—Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty

God bless you!

 ~ littleromanJMJ

Leah Darrow

Here is a video on modesty that I came across.  Leah Darrow is a past Top Model and now focus on modesty.  And definitely read the video description on YouTube.  It's excellent!

God bless you!

 ~ littleromanJMJ

119th Birthday

(Photo from www.thecatholictreasurechest.com/sheen.htm)


Today would have been Archbishop Fulton John Sheen's 119th Birthday. His writings are amazing! Since I have been on the modesty/purity/chastity topic, I will share some of what he had to say regarding these topics. 

"Chastity is not an impossible virtue. Even those who have it not, may yet possess it. St. Augustine calls Mary Magdalen "the arch-virgin." Think of it! The "arch-virgin." He puts her next to the Blessed Mother in virginity; Magdalen, this common prostitute of the streets! She recovered purity, we might almost say, by receiving in anticipation of the Eucharist, the night she bathed the feet of our Lord with her tears. That day she came in contact with purity, and she so lived out its implications that within a short time we find her at the foot of the cross on Good Friday. But who stands beside her? It is no other then the Blessed Mother. What a remarkable companionship! A woman whose name a few months ago was synonymous with sin, and the Blessed Virgin! If Mary loved Magdalen, then why cannot she love us? If there was hope for Magdalen, then there can be hope for us. If she recovered purity, then it can be recovered by us. But how, except through Mary, for why is she called Mother Most Pure except to make us pure?"

(From The Cross and The Beatitudes, Lessons on Love and Forgiveness by Fulton J. Sheen)

(Photo from www.modgurl.tumblr.com/image/51830549723)


Venerable Archbishop Fulton John Sheen, pray for us!


God bless!

~littleromanJMJ

Fresh Modesty

Good morning!

Today, I would like to share this amazing blog with you all.  It is called Fresh Modesty and it focuses on popular and modest styles of today.  These styles look comfortable and classy.  Here's the link: www.freshmodesty.blogspot.com.

Now if only I could find some maxi skirts that aren't to long for short me.

God bless!

~littleromanJMJ

The One On Modesty

Hello everyone! I hope you all are well and are having a most joyous and blessed Easter Season!

As many of my family and friends already know, modesty means a lot to me. Lately, I've noticed that impure dress and behavior is growing much worse. It deeply saddens me to see so many good people dress and behave in this way. There would be fewer sins against Chastity if more people dressed appropriately and avoided impure movies, music, books, and images (especially on the internet). The world would just be a better place. Dressing modestly and acting in a modest behavior isn't old-fashioned or hard to do. Wearing clothes that covers is awesome. There are amazing styles out there. 

In my opinion, any outfit one wears cannot be transparent, formfitting, or the exact color of ones skin. Shoulders and knees should be covered (longer shorts and tank tops that are not strappy are fine). And ones cleavage and midriff must be covered. It's pretty simple. There are so many popular styles out there that meet or can be made to meet these standards. Also, asking yourself if a particular outfit is asking for trouble can be helpful in picking out an appropriate outfit . 

I don't think these modesty suggestions are strict at all. Saint Padre Pio was extremely strict regarding modesty. "Padre Pio wouldn't tolerate low-necked dresses or short, tight skirts, and he forbade his spiritual daughters to wear transparent stockings. Each year his severity increased. He stubbornly dismissed them from his confessional, even before they set foot inside, if he judged them to be improperly dressed. On some mornings he drove away one after another, until he ended up hearing very few confessions. His brothers observed these drastic purges with a certain uneasiness and decided to fasten a sign on the church door; 'By Padre Pio's explicit wish, women must enter the confessional wearing skirts AT LEAST 8 INCHES BELOW THE KNEE. IT IS FORBIDDEN TO BORROW LONGER DRESSES IN CHURCH AND TO WEAR THEM TO CONFESSION.'" (www.franciscan-archive.org/padrepio).  Times have changed and so have styles.  What was considered inappropriate then isn't exactly inappropriate now, but certain clothing will definitely never be considered appropriate.   St. Padre Pio must have needed to be that strict for one reason or another to help the women (and I'm sure some men) of the time grow closer to God.  

Also, The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: 

"2521 Purity requires modesty, an integral part of temperance. Modesty protects the intimate center of the person. It means refusing to unveil what should remain hidden. It is ordered to chastity to whose sensitivity it bears witness. It guides how one looks at others and behaves toward them in conformity with the dignity of persons and their solidarity.

2522 Modesty protects the mystery of persons and their love. It encourages patience and moderation in loving relationships; it requires that the conditions for the definitive giving and commitment of man and woman to one another be fulfilled. Modesty is decency. It inspires one's choice of clothing. It keeps silence or reserve where there is evident risk of unhealthy curiosity. It is discreet.

2523 There is a modesty of the feelings as well as of the body. It protests, for example, against the voyeuristic explorations of the human body in certain advertisements, or against the solicitations of certain media that go too far in the exhibition of intimate things. Modesty inspires a way of life which makes it possible to resist the allurements of fashion and the pressures of prevailing ideologies."

Here is a link to a past article I shared on modesty. www.littleromans.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-article-on-modesty.html

It's time that women and men alike start respecting the beautiful bodies God gave them. If we don't respect our own bodies others won't either.

Have a wonderful day and God bless!

~ littleromanJMJ