Fabiano on Nostr: Many such cases. The reasoning is to have them stop their activity through ...
Many such cases.
The reasoning is to have them stop their activity through conversion.
Conversion means turning oneself to God.
Focus on that task.
Saint Vitalis was born sometime during the mid sixth century.
For much of his life, he was a hermit monk at his birthplace of Gaza in service to the Church at the monastery of Saint Seridus.
At the age of sixty, he felt called to travel to the city of Alexandria.
His hagiography explains that once he arrived he obtained the name and address of every prostitute working in the city. He then sought work in manual labor, and at the end of each day would give his wages to them.
Afterwards, he would teach each woman about the value of their human dignity and that they shouldn’t be objects of lust, saying “I beg you, take this money and do not sin with anyone tonight.”
His charism was condoned by the Church and pious tradition tells many prostitutes in the city of Alexandria abandoned their work and went on to become wives and mothers or find new employment.
In August 5th, we celebrate the feast day of Saint Afra (died 304), Martyr of the Church, before her conversion was a prostitute born in Cyprus.
We have Saint Mary of Egypt, Saint Pelagia, the penitent as examples of repentance and pursue of sainthood.
Saint Thaïs (pronounced “thigh-ees”), a prostitute who became a nun, was a repentant courtesan in fourth-century Roman Alexandria. She is one of the Egyptian Desert Mothers and a contemporary of St. Augustine of Hippo.
Her feast day is Oct. 8.
There is an Old Testament woman in the book of Joshua: Rahab the harlot, who is counted among the Saints in the Hall of Fame of faith.
There is at least one documented event where a bishop has exhorted prostitutes to leave that sinful life while exhorting men to take those for wives and help them leading a saint life, through marriage.
The reasoning is to have them stop their activity through conversion.
Conversion means turning oneself to God.
Focus on that task.
Saint Vitalis was born sometime during the mid sixth century.
For much of his life, he was a hermit monk at his birthplace of Gaza in service to the Church at the monastery of Saint Seridus.
At the age of sixty, he felt called to travel to the city of Alexandria.
His hagiography explains that once he arrived he obtained the name and address of every prostitute working in the city. He then sought work in manual labor, and at the end of each day would give his wages to them.
Afterwards, he would teach each woman about the value of their human dignity and that they shouldn’t be objects of lust, saying “I beg you, take this money and do not sin with anyone tonight.”
His charism was condoned by the Church and pious tradition tells many prostitutes in the city of Alexandria abandoned their work and went on to become wives and mothers or find new employment.
In August 5th, we celebrate the feast day of Saint Afra (died 304), Martyr of the Church, before her conversion was a prostitute born in Cyprus.
We have Saint Mary of Egypt, Saint Pelagia, the penitent as examples of repentance and pursue of sainthood.
Saint Thaïs (pronounced “thigh-ees”), a prostitute who became a nun, was a repentant courtesan in fourth-century Roman Alexandria. She is one of the Egyptian Desert Mothers and a contemporary of St. Augustine of Hippo.
Her feast day is Oct. 8.
There is an Old Testament woman in the book of Joshua: Rahab the harlot, who is counted among the Saints in the Hall of Fame of faith.
There is at least one documented event where a bishop has exhorted prostitutes to leave that sinful life while exhorting men to take those for wives and help them leading a saint life, through marriage.