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On Virginity (De Virginitate)

One favorite topic of his was the excellence of virginity, and so successful was he in persuading maidens to adopt the religious profession that many a mother refused to permit her daughters to listen to his words. The saint was forced to refute the charge that he was depopulating the empire, by quaintly appealing to the young men as to whether any of them experienced any difficulty in finding wives. He contends, and the experience of ages sustains his contention (De Virg., vii) that the population increases in direct proportion to the esteem in which virginity is held. ( Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). St. Ambrose. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.)

Year of Publication: 1843Genres: Christianity - Other

Running Time: 01 hour 52 minutes 11 seconds(20 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Geremia

#	Chapter Name
	The Objectors really worldly and tempters Geremia	3:07
	Of vows in general; they are scriptural and binding when made for holy purposes. Geremia	3:50
	Of the particular vow of Chastity Geremia	3:31
	Bodily Chastity without faith and inward purity unprofitable Geremia	4:42
	The fewness of those who possess this grace Geremia	1:41
	Holy Virginity neither blameworthy nor unscriptural Geremia	5:33
	Nor yet inexpedient; doubtfullness is no bar to it. Geremia	4:19
	When and where the Virgin must seek for Christ Geremia	5:55
	From whom the Virgin must seek Christ—what she must be that He may seek her Geremia	4:16
	The Virgin must put off the flesh that He may seek her. Geremia	4:09
	Then will He annoint her with incorruption Geremia	6:51
	The Virgin must watch and wait for Christ. Geremia	11:10
	The Virgin must watch her heart, her eye, her ear, her tongue. Geremia	7:23
	Angels will watch over the Virgin. Geremia	7:44
	Her Lord shall guide the affections of the Virgin's soul. Geremia	3:22
	Modesty and confidence needful for the Virgin. Geremia	8:47
	As the Virgin must shun arrogance, so must she still rise above the world in holiness. Geremia	4:55
	The four Virtues which make harmony in the Virgin's soul Geremia	8:36
	The Virgin must in the Communion of St. Peter and the Church, be ready to give up all for Christ. Geremia	7:26
	An earnest desire that God's Priests may gather many Virgins into the Church's fold Geremia	4:54