Family Chastity ring ceremony

Song; Make my heart your dwelling place

-Priest; In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
-All; Amen
-Priest; this evening the _______ family desires to pledge themselves together to sexual purity and to being guided by the Holy Spirit in all areas of their lives.

Reading: Galatians 5: 16-26

A Prayer for Purity
All
Jesus, Lover of chastity,
Mary, Mother most pure,
and Joseph, chaste guardian of the Virgin,
to you I come at this hour,
begging you to plead with God for me.
I earnestly wish to be pure in thought,
word and deed in imitation of your own holy purity.

Obtain for me, then,
a deep sense of modesty
which will be reflected in my external conduct.
Protect my eyes, the windows of my soul,
from anything that might dim the luster of a heart
that must mirror only Christ like purity.

And when the "Bread of Angels becomes the Bread of me"
in my heart at Holy Communion,
seal it forever against the suggestions of sinful pleasures.

Heart of Jesus, Fount of all purity,
have mercy on us.

Amen
Priest

Priest:  Blessing of the rings

The Ring Ceremony

Priest: There was a time when many walked habitually in the pathway of the world. We lived according to the flesh, but God made us alive through Christ.

All: We commit to a life of purity.

Priest: God is rich in His mercy toward us, that while we were dead in our sins, through the grace of Jesus, we have been made alive forevermore.

All: Forgive us for the days and years we have spent watching, reading, listening, and experiencing vile and impure things.

Priest: We are each new creations today.

All: Create in each of us a clean heart, oh God.

Priest: Make the crooked passages of our lives straight today.

All: Restore our joy.

All: We are Your children.

Priest: We will place no corrupt thing before our eyes.

Young people: As young people

Parents: As parents.

Priest: Hear, oh Lord, in this sacred hour, on this holy ground, our commitment to You and each other.

Priest: Lord be glorified as we commit:

Young People; Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God,  myself,  my family,  my friends, to a lifetime of purity including sexual abstinence from this day until the day I enter the sacrament of marriage in the Church or forever if called to the religious life or consecrated life.   

Priest: Lord be glorified as the parents commit:

Parents Believing that true love is pure, I join our children in committing to a lifestyle of purity.  I make a commitment to God,  myself, my family, and my community of faith to protect myself from improper media, conversation, pornography, and any hint of extra marital temptations from this day forward.

Presentation of the rings

Dad; Daughters, may this ring be a reminder of your commitment to purity. It was given to you by your father who loves you and supports you in this commitment. In a unique way I stand as your protector until you take up your vocation whether in marriage or consecration. Wear it with the knowledge that your purity is for God’s glory. On your wedding day or day of consecration you are to give this ring to your spouse as a celebration of promises given and promises kept. May it also be a symbol of your continued chastity and the provision found in the gift of your spouse.

Young Women:

Dearest Jesus!

I know well that every perfect gift, and above all others that of chastity, depends upon the most powerful assistance of your providence, and that without you a creature can do nothing.

Therefore, I pray that you defend, with your grace, the gift of chastity and purity in my soul as well as my body. And if I have ever received through my senses any impression that could stain my chastity and purity, I ask you, who are the supreme Lord of all my powers, to take it from me, so that I may with a clean heart advance in your love and service, offering myself chaste all the days of my life on the most pure altar of your divinity.

Amen.

Love Crucified