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I have many sins against chastity on my soul, but when I am baptized will I be a virgin again?

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Anthony
 
Kind of. All your sins will be absolved and all temporal punishment removed for them as well so in a spiritual sense, I guess.
 
Does that mean my soul will be in a state of virginity through Baptism? Not in the physical sense of virginity, but in the eyes of Our Lord and the Church?
 
i would say, no

viriginity means innocence. Baptism will not remove your knowledge of the sin, but it will remove your sin itself

i have confessed a particular sin many, many times. but because of my knowledge and exposure to the sin, i fall back into the sin as its still in my memory.

after Baptism, your soul will be in a state of Grace. i think the only thing that can restore virginity is a mind wipe
 
I would say “yes” – if you have truly repented of that sin. Holy Scripture tells us that not only are we forgiven, but God remembers our sins no more.
 
See here for a LOT of information on baptism. The part that you want is here I think:
The remission of all sin, original and actual
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This is clearly contained in the Bible. Thus we read (Acts 2:38): “Be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins; and you shall receive the Holy Ghost. For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call.” We read also in the twenty-second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles (verse 16):
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Be baptized, and wash away thy sins." St. Paul in the fifth chapter of his Epistle to the Ephesians beautifully represents the whole Church as being baptized and purified (5:25 sq.): "Christ loved the Church, and delivered Himself up for it: that he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the washing of water in the word of life: that he might present it to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
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The prophecy of Ezekiel (36:25) has also been understood of baptism: "I will pour upon you clean water, and you shall be cleansed from all your filthiness (inquinamentis), where the prophet is unquestionably speaking of moral defilements.
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This is also the solemn teaching of the Church. In the profession of faith prescribed by Pope Innocent III for the Waldensians in 1210, we read: We believe that all sins are remitted in baptism, both original sin and those sins which have been voluntarily committed." The Council of Trent (Sess. V., can. v) anathematizes whomsoever denies that the grace of Christ which is conferred in baptism does not remit the guilt of original sin; or asserts that everything which can truly and properly be called sin is not thereby taken away.
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The same is taught by the Fathers. St. Justin Martyr (First Apology 66) declares that in baptism we are created anew, that is, consequently, free from all stain of sin. St. Ambrose (On the Mysteries 3) says of baptism: “This is the water in which the flesh is submerged that all carnal sin may be washed away. Every transgression is there buried.” Tertullian (On Baptism 7) writes: “Baptism is a carnal act in as much as we are submerged in the water; but the effect is spiritual, for we are freed from our sins.” The words of Origen (In Gen., xiii) are classic: “If you transgress, you write unto yourself the handwriting [chirographum] of sin. But, behold, when you have once approached to the cross of Christ and to the grace of baptism, your handwriting is affixed to the cross and blotted out in the font of baptism.” It is needless to multiply testimonies from the early ages of the Church. It is a point on which the Fathers are unanimous, and telling quotations might also be made from St. Cyprian, Clement of Alexandria, St. Hilary, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, St. Basil, St. Gregory Nazianzen, and others.
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I personally would not consider myself to be virginal again, but that is me personally. To get a better answer, go the ask an apologist forum. Our opinions generally carry little weight, despite many of them being accurate.

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"The same is taught by the Fathers. St. Justin Martyr (First Apology 66) declares that in baptism we are created anew, that is, consequently, free from all stain of sin. St. Ambrose (On the Mysteries 3) says of baptism: “This is the water in which the flesh is submerged that all carnal sin may be washed away. Every transgression is there buried.” Tertullian (On Baptism 7) writes: “Baptism is a carnal act in as much as we are submerged in the water; but the effect is spiritual, for we are freed from our sins.” The words of Origen (In Gen., xiii) are classic: “If you transgress, you write unto yourself the handwriting [chirographum] of sin. But, behold, when you have once approached to the cross of Christ and to the grace of baptism, your handwriting is affixed to the cross and blotted out in the font of baptism”
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Thank you, this paragraphy really helps alot. I hope that im not reading this thread with itching ears, but it seems the Church teaches that I will be created anew. Free from all sins, and virginal.
 
Soon2BeCatholic said:
Thank you, this paragraphy really helps alot. I hope that im not reading this thread with itching ears, but it seems the Church teaches that I will be created anew. Free from all sins, and virginal.
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Again, the posts on here are lay opinions. I strongly advise you to ask an apologist.

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Soon2BeCatholic said:
Thank you, this paragraphy really helps alot. I hope that im not reading this thread with itching ears, but it seems the Church teaches that I will be created anew. Free from all sins, and virginal.
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can you define what being a virgin means to you, as some people have different understanding on what it is to be a virgin
 
Virginal as in a soul that is chaste. Like people who save their virginity for marriage, or those who offer it to God in religious life.
 
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Virginal as in a soul that is chaste. Like people who save their virginity for marriage, or those who offer it to God in religious life.
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thing is, virginity is something that once you lose it, you’ll never get it back.
chastity is different in that you can have sex and be chaste, which is you only have sex within the bounds of marriage, then you are still considered chaste

to be a virgin means to lack any sort of carnal knolwedge at all. perhaps a good ounce of amnesia can make you a virgin again. but its a mental state, than once you have carnal knowledge, its near impossible to make you forget that. so even if you repent and cleanse your soul, that knowledge will still be in your mind.
 
While baptism will remove all of your sins and the temporal punishment for sin it cannot restore your physical past. Any possibility of sexually transmitted disease still remains as well as any other mental or physical consequences. So, yes, your soul will begin anew and God will no longer see the offense against Him. But definitively you are no longer a virgin once you’ve had sexual relations and to admit to being one would be deceitful to your spouse or future spouse.

The beauty about all of this is the infinite mercy and love of God. He says,“I forgive you. Go and sin no more.” He says that because He knows that we can. And when those times come and we fall then we utilize His other wonderful gift of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Best wishes to you on your journey into the faith and God bless you…teachccd 🙂
 
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I have many sins against chastity on my soul, but when I am baptized will I be a virgin again?

Thank you,
Anthony
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If one has had sexual intercourse then no one would not be a virgin…but this is not something to worry about at this point.

A person who is baptized is a* New Creation* …that person now is in Christ and a son of light!
 
The Reality of Baptism: some readings

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. ~ Galatians 3:27

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:17

The fruit of Baptism, or baptismal grace, is a rich reality that includes forgiveness of original sin and all personal sins, birth into the new life by which man becomes an adoptive son of the Father, a member of Christ and a temple of the Holy Spirit. By this very fact the person baptized is incorporated into the Church, the Body of Christ, and made a sharer in the priesthood of Christ. ~ Catechism of the Catholic Church 1279

Baptism… is also more than a simple washing, more than a kind of purification and beautification of the soul. It is truly death and resurrection, rebirth, transformation to a new life.
~ Pope Benedict XVI Homily Easter Vigil 2006

The early Church described Baptism as fotismos, as the Sacrament of illumination, as a communication of light, and linked it inseparably with the resurrection of Christ. In Baptism, God says to the candidate: “Let there be light!” The candidate is brought into the light of Christ. Christ now divides the light from the darkness. In him we recognize what is true and what is false, what is radiance and what is darkness.
~ Pope Benedict XVI Homily Easter Vigil 2009

This is the reality of Baptism: he, the Risen One, comes; he comes to you and joins his life with yours, drawing you into the open fire of his love.
~ Pope Benedict XVI Homily Easter Vigil 2008
 
Jesus descended for us into the dark waters of death. But through his blood, so the Letter to the Hebrews tells us, he was brought back from death: his love united itself to the Father’s love, and thus from the abyss of death he was able to rise to life. Now he raises us from the waters of death to true life. This is exactly what happens in Baptism: he draws us towards himself, he draws us into true life. He leads us through the often murky sea of history, where we are frequently in danger of sinking amid all the confusion and perils. In Baptism he takes us, as it were, by the hand, he leads us along the path that passes through the Red Sea of this life and introduces us to everlasting life, the true and upright life. Let us grasp his hand firmly! Whatever may happen, whatever may befall us, let us not lose hold of his hand! Let us walk along the path that leads to life. ~ Pope Benedict XVI Homily Easter Vigil 2008

In this sense it is true that anyone who does not know God, even though he may entertain all kinds of hopes, is ultimately without hope, without the great hope that sustains the whole of life (cf. Eph 2:12). Man’s great, true hope which holds firm in spite of all disappointments can only be God—God who has loved us and who continues to love us “to the end,” until all “is accomplished” (cf. Jn 13:1 and 19:30). Whoever is moved by love begins to perceive what “life” really is. He begins to perceive the meaning of the word of hope that we encountered in the Baptismal Rite: from faith I await “eternal life”—the true life which, whole and unthreatened, in all its fullness, is simply life. Jesus, who said that he had come so that we might have life and have it in its fullness, in abundance (cf. Jn 10:10), has also explained to us what “life” means: “this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent” (Jn 17:3). Life in its true sense is not something we have exclusively in or from ourselves: it is a relationship. And life in its totality is a relationship with him who is the source of life. If we are in relation with him who does not die, who is Life itself and Love itself, then we are in life. Then we “live”.
~ Pope Benedict XVI On Christian Hope (Spe Salvi) 27

In Baptism we give ourselves over to Christ – he takes us unto himself, so that we no longer live for ourselves, but through him, with him and in him; so that we live with him and thus for others. In Baptism we surrender ourselves, we place our lives in his hands, and so we can say with Saint Paul, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me ~ Pope Benedict XVI Homily Easter Vigil 2007
 
Thank you very much for our Holy Father’s catechizes on Baptism. Baptism is far more than my silly anxiety about being a virgin again, I will be “an adoptive son of the Father, a member of Christ and a temple of the Holy Spirit”
 
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