THE 5 CURSES OF ADULTERY

1. Corruption of the Soul

“But he who commits adultery lacks understanding; he who does so destroys his own soul,” (Proverbs 6:32).

The person who commits adultery finds pleasure in it, and this is due to a soul contaminated by evil; their thoughts are unhealthy and wrong, and within them there is a turmoil of emotions that control them.

“Corrupting the soul” has to do with rotting, destroying, damaging, attacking, disturbing; the person whose soul is corrupted never acts in the right way, but rather the evil that has taken root within them is what leads them to sin.

2. Spiritual Blindness

“Why, my son, be blinded by an adulteress, why embrace the bosom of a stranger?” (Proverbs 5:20).

Adultery always begins as an affair; during the initial stage, everything seems rosy, and the spouse comes to believe they have found what will truly satisfy them. However, this sin blinds them and prevents them from seeing the grave error they are committing.

The adulterous person always ends up losing. In a simple case, being discovered leads to the loss of trust, and in an extreme case, even the family itself is lost. What begins as a simple "slip" or "release," as many call it, ends up taking them too far, to the point of entangling them in their own sin.

3. The Loss of Blessings for the Family

"Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be for yourself alone, never to be shared with strangers." (Proverbs 5:15-17)

When a man or woman commits adultery, marital dysfunction arises. The time that should be spent between spouses and family is lost, and that's when blessings, both financial and spiritual, begin to slip away.

In many cases, people end up raising children who aren't their own and abandoning their responsibilities to their own families, thus forgetting the precious treasure that the family unit represents to God.

4. God Will Use Your Adultery as Punishment

“The kisses of an adulterous woman are a bottomless snare; God does not leave unpunished those who are entangled with her” (Proverbs 22:14).

Infidelity ends up becoming pain and bitterness; what began as pleasure ends up bringing terrible emotional consequences. Many people who have experienced adultery know that it results in a terrible sense of shame, in addition to causing irreparable damage to the family.

"What starts badly, ends badly," and any relationship that begins based on lies and deceit will not have a good ending, for God will never bless such a relationship; on the contrary, He will use it to demonstrate the folly of those who commit adultery.

The lover becomes the very punishment for those who practice adultery, and things they may not have accepted in their marriage will now have to be dealt with.

5. Losing Everything

"No one leaves a spouse for something better, but for something easier." From the beginning, infidelity starts with a desire to fill a "void" that, according to the person, their own spouse is incapable of filling. However, one of the saddest scenarios is when, after losing everything because of infidelity, the spouse realizes too late all the damage their actions caused.

There is irreparable damage in marriages, even within the Christian community.  Relationships that once broke down due to infidelity and ended in divorce. A good piece of advice: "Don't throw away what was once the best decision of your life." "Don't ruin your marriage; instead, nurture that garden every day, and you'll see that you'll reap the best years alongside the person you once chose to love."

THE JOY OF MARY

“She sees the body of her Son, resurrected and glorious, all past ugliness now gone, the grace of those divine eyes restored, and his former beauty resurrected and increased. (...) He whom she held dead in her arms, she now sees resurrected before her eyes. She holds him, she does not let him go, she embraces him and begs him not to leave her; then, speechless with grief, she knew not what to say; now, speechless with joy, she cannot speak.”

Fr. Luis de Granada

TRUST IN THE BLESSED VIRGIN

True devotion to the Blessed Virgin is tender, that is to say, full of trust in her, like the trust of a child in its beloved mother. This devotion leads you to turn to the Blessed Virgin in all your material and spiritual needs with great simplicity, trust, and tenderness, and to implore the help of your loving Mother at all times, in every place, and under every circumstance: in times of doubt, that she may enlighten you; in times of straying, that she may guide you back to the right path; in times of temptation, that she may sustain you; in times of weakness, that she may strengthen you; in times of fall, that she may lift you up; in times of discouragement, that she may revive you; in times of scruple, that she may free you from them; in the crosses, anxieties, and setbacks of life, that she may console you.  Finally, in all material and spiritual difficulties, Mary is your ordinary recourse, without fear of bothering your loving Mother or displeasing Jesus Christ.

🌿Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort - “True Devotion to Mary”.

THE PLACE OF PRAYER

The place of prayer must not be pleasant and delectable to the senses - some people seek such a place - lest the issue should be recreation of the senses, and not recollection of spirit.

 St. John of the Cross , 

      Spiritual Maxims 230

 

THE MASS ABOVE ALL ELSE

By incorporating it into the Holy Mass, our prayer not only enters the mighty river of liturgical prayers—which would already give it a special dignity and efficacy ex opere operantis Ecclesiae (through the action of the Church at work)—but it also merges with the infinite prayer of Christ. The Father always hears Him: “I know that you always hear me” (Jn 11:42), and in consideration of Him, He will grant us all that we need (and that truly serves our souls).

Consequently: No novena or triduum can compare to the impetrative efficacy of a single Mass. How much confusion there is among the faithful regarding the objective value of things! What we do not obtain through the Holy Mass, we will never obtain through any other means. The use of those other methods blessed and approved by the Church is certainly good; it is undeniable that God grants many graces through them;  But let's put everything in its proper place. The Mass above all else.

Fr. Antonio Royo Marín, O.P.

THIS SAINT REFUSED TO RECEIVE COMMUNION FROM A HERETIC BISHOP

Saint Hermenegild, Martyr of the Eucharist

Saint Hermenegild (died 585) is considered xa martyr for his defense of the Catholic faith against Arianism, and is specifically known as the Martyr of the Eucharist because he was executed for refusing to receive communion (the consecrated host containing the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ) from an Arian bishop during Easter.

The context: Hermenegild, son of the Arian Visigothic king Leovigild, converted to Catholicism.

The martyrdom: After being imprisoned in Tarragona, his father offered him freedom and reconciliation in exchange for receiving communion from an Arian bishop (who denied the divinity of Christ).

The refusal: Hermenegild rejected the communion offered by the heretic, preferring death to betraying the Catholic faith, and was immediately executed.

Recognition: Saint Gregory the Great recounts his story as that of a true martyr, and his feast day is celebrated on April 13.

IMPORTANT MEDICAL TESTIMONY (Don't miss it).

 

By: Dr. Sergio Villarreal

In recent months, I've read some arguments on social media regarding unborn babies that I want to address. I've read that they are just cells. I've read that they are not human beings. I've read that they are not living beings. I've read that they are not beings with consciousness. And I've read that, because of all of the above, these cells have no rights that we should respect. In response to all of this, I want to share my testimony:

I have been a gynecologist for 30 years. Since 1988, I have seen many women who have placed their trust in me. I have cared for them during their pregnancies. I have delivered their children. Many of the babies I delivered have grown up and are now parents, and in some cases, I have delivered their own children.

Throughout these years, I have performed ultrasounds on many patients very early in their pregnancies as part of the medical care I provide them.  But along the way, I've witnessed many other things that go beyond mere medical observation, and I want to share them with you:

I've seen babies' hearts beat very early on, strongly, so strongly that it's not uncommon to see the heartbeat before the baby itself.

I've seen them at 7 weeks old take little hops on their backs.

I've seen them at 9 weeks old move their arms and legs, move their whole bodies, somersault, jump and hop, turn to face forward and see their faces, turn to the side, open their mouths, and make so many gestures so common and familiar to any human being.

I've seen them fully formed, with brains and hearts, with eyes, ears, and mouths. I've seen them with hands and feet, with fluid inside their stomachs, with urine in their bladders. I've seen the chambers of their hearts pumping blood throughout their bodies. I've seen them touch each other with their hands, bend their knees, extend them, and stretch out as if they were on a swing.

I've watched them grow inside the womb, I've seen them yawn, and I've seen them hiccup. I've seen their respiratory muscles move. I've seen them clench their fists, and I've seen them move their eyes. Waiting for the moment of birth.

And there, seeing them inside the womb, I've been able to recognize that they are more than just cells; I've recognized a living being, with its own physiology, its own structure. I've seen a human being. I've seen a being of my species, only younger than me, a being that is a continuum in time with the being it will become in the future. A being that is not only potential, but is already a reality there in its mother's womb, just like the young child who, although potential for the future, is already a reality in its present childhood. True, it's not a human being conscious of its surroundings, just as a newborn isn't, or a child who is only a few days or weeks old, or an elderly person who has lost some of their cognitive functions.  But it is a human being, just like them, simply a human being.

I have seen those embryos become fetuses, and those fetuses be born, and I have seen them later come with their parents, as children, to my office, to witness the miracle of having one, two, or more siblings. And I have seen them grow up to become good men and women. And I have seen them, in turn, become mothers and fathers who love the life they were given and the life they now give.

I have seen many parents cry tears of joy upon seeing their child for the first time on a screen, and I have seen them immensely happy when their child is born. And many times I have heard them describe how that baby has changed their lives, and how they are now willing to give their lives for the love of their little one. This is not rhetoric. Any parent knows it, any mother understands it. Willing to die for the love of their baby.

And I've seen cases of women who suddenly found themselves facing an unexpected reality: an unplanned pregnancy, a baby they never thought would come their way. Sometimes they were alone, and all the braver for being alone. But when they've become aware of the profound significance of their experience and have accepted the arrival of their baby, and have continued under my care, I haven't seen a single woman regret giving life. I haven't seen one who, after a few years, doesn't see her son or daughter as the most precious thing in her life. Never, never have I heard one say, "I would have preferred not to have it."

After giving this testimony, I only hope that those who think differently do so out of ignorance, or perhaps due to a lack of information.

Don't argue that they are just cells, don't argue that it's not a living being, don't argue that it's not a human being or that it doesn't have consciousness.  Don't insult your own intelligence with those arguments, which are so false and empty that it's incredible that a human being with a conscience would even take them into account.