Prayer for purity for those who are not married:

Place yourself in the presence of the Most Holy Trinity...

Daily Prayer:

Father, we pray for those either called to the celibate life or not yet joined to their spouse; may they most jealously guard their purity! In a culture soaked in sexual sin, every billboard, magazine rack, and television a battleground, your children need this special grace to overcome temptation. Protect your people, then, Lord, and convert those who would attempt to drag your children to hell. Amen.

Litany:

Lord, have mercy,
**Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy
**Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
**Lord, have mercy

God our Father in heaven, **Have mercy on us**
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,

Our Lady, All Chaste, **pray for us.**
Archetype of Purity and Innocence,
Crown of Virginity,
Lily Among Thorns,
Immaculate Mary,
Mother Undefiled,
Virgin of virgins,
Our Lady of Consolation,
Help of Christians,
Refuge of Sinners,

For strength of spirit in withstanding the temptations of this world,

St Michael the Archangel, **pray for us.**
St Catherine of Siena,
St Mary Magdalene,
St Benedict,
St Catherine of Bologna,
St Catherine of Genoa,
St Gemma Galgani,

That we may have humility in all things so that God can be all in all:

O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, **Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed, **Deliver me, Jesus.**
From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the desire of being approved ...
From the fear of being humiliated ...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes ...
From the fear of being calumniated ...
From the fear of being forgotten ...
From the fear of being ridiculed ...
From the fear of being wronged ...
From the fear of being suspected ...

That others may be loved more than I,
**Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.**

That others may be esteemed more than I ...
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease ...
That others may be chosen and I set aside ...
That others may be praised and I unnoticed ...
That others may be preferred to me in everything...
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should?

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
**Spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
**Graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
**Have mercy on us.

Let us pray,

O Holy and Loving God, let our hearts not grow despondent,
even in the face of evil, surrounded by sin, assailed with temptation.

May the strength of the enemy serve only to remind us of the even greater strength which You possess. That we never trade that which is real for that which is counterfeit, this is our prayer.

Hear the cries of Your people, Father, and answer them in justice. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.