Gospel:   Mark 10:32-45

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt who left a life of lust and sex to repent in the desert for the rest of her life,, living a life of chastity (purity of body and mind).
HIEROMARTYR CYPRIAN OF CARTHAGE:

“Chastity is the sanctification of the members. It is freedom from the chains of passion and the source of purity, the adornment of morality! It is the body’s dignity and the cincture of modesty; chastity is the peace of the home, the crown of harmony, chastity is silence, and the absence of tension. When the spirit of man retreats from the body and enters into its own realm and knows the lasting consolation of inner peace, it does not let the body intrude with insane passions and varied desires…”