QUOTES:

"Jesus loves you always, even when you don't feel worthy. When not accepted by others, even by yourself sometimes, He is the one who always accepts you. Only believe, you are precious to him. Bring all you are suffering to His feet, only open your heart to be loved by Him as you are. He will do the rest."
             - Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

“Some persons find themselves, through no fault of their own, to have a homosexual orientation. Homosexuals, like everyone else, should not suffer from prejudice against basic human rights. They have a right to respect, friendship and justice. They should have an active role in the Christian community. Homosexual activity, however, as distinguished from homosexual orientation is morally wrong. Like heterosexual persons, homosexuals are called to give witness to chastity, avoiding with God’s grace, behavior which is wrong for them as non-marital sexual relations are wrong for heterosexuals. Nonetheless, because heterosexuals can usually look forward to marriage, and homosexuals, while their orientation continues, might not, the Christian community should provide them with a special degree of pastoral understanding and care.”
                                           
                                               - Excerpt from: TO LIVE IN CHRIST JESUS – NCCB, 1976

 

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, I know You are strong. I need help right now, because I am being tempted to join activities that I know are not good or appropriate for me. Give me strength to say ‘no thanks’ to this pressure. Help me to find something else to keep myself busy in place of the activities my peers want me to participate in. You are my strength in this, Lord. I thank You Heavenly Father for understanding all the temptations that face teenagers today, and what it takes to refrain from being lured in the wrong direction. I ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Taken from: http://www.allaboutprayer.org

 

SCRIPTURE:

God’s original plan for man and woman as husband and wife:   Genesis 2:21-24

Fall of man leading to sexual sin:  Genesis 3:1-13; Genesis 19:1-11

Moral implications of misuse of sexuality:    Leviticus 18:22,  20:13; 1Corinthians 6:9;
                                                                        Romans 1:18-32

Advice:   Luke 13:25-33;Galatians 5:16-26

SAINTS:

(Taken from:  http://www.pornnomore.com)

Blessed Mother – Model of Perfect Purity

St. Therese of Lisieux – Model of Purity and Innocence

St. Agatha – Another early Christian martyr who was mutilated and  killed rather than
         allow herself to be violated by a Roman soldier.

St. Dymphna - An Irish Christian martyr who was killed by her father rather than enter
                        into an incestuous marriage.

St. Philomena -  Early Christian virgin and martyr who was tortured and killed for
                           witnessing to Christ.

St. Mary of Egypt- A reformed child prostitute who died a hermit. Patron saint of penitent   women, prostitutes and sexual temptation.