Saintly Quote of the Day

“da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo “

Never mind; translation follows. This was a prayer of St. Augustine in the year 384, two years before he converted to Christianity. At his mother’s urging, he had abandoned his concubine and become engaged to marry a woman of high station in Milan. But since his fiancee was underage, he had two years to wait, so he took up with another woman in the meantime. His famous prayer means:

“Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet”

Continence?

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