One of the messages from yesterday's Gospel (5th Sunday of Lent [year C]) of the woman caught in adultery and forgiven with the advice "go and sin no more" is the essential Christian virtue of chastity. We could put it this way.
To be pure you need Jesus...and...
To be with Jesus you need to be pure.
He gives the grace; His love is the sufficient motor force for chastity. And purity of heart and life is necessary to see God.
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