Prayer for help, clarity

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Hello,

I “chickened out” before the Easter Vigil, so I am still not Catholic. However, I am still listening to Catholic radio and reading some Catholic blogs, etc. I feel that if God wants me to become fully Catholic, that he will continue to lead me there in time.

In the meantime, I am still struggling with one sin that particularly bothers me: masturbation. With God’s help, I have been able to stay away from pornography, though occasionally the temptation comes over me. However, I have not been able to fully give self-stimulation. The temptations are just too often and too many.

I think one of the reasons is that I don’t have enough friendship and fellowship in my life.

Would you please pray for me about this issue and about my spiritual journey as a whole.

Thanks,

Dan
 
Dan, I pray daily for those suffering with this affliction. And it is an affliction when one’s heart desires to be pure but yet they continue to fall into impurity. What I can’t emphasize to you enough is that you are absolutely not alone in this struggle. There are so many people who relate to you. Also, the only difference between a saint and the rest of us is that they kept getting back up every time they fell. You can do the same. The grace and mercy of God is inexhaustible. Return to it fully every time you fail, no matter how ashamed or disappointed you may feel.

God be with you on your journey!
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

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Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

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