Fighting Lust and growing in Chastity - St. Alphonsus Maria Ligouri 

Ave Maria!
Our body is the most powerful weapon the devil possesses to make us his slaves. On this account, it is seldom that a man comes forth victorious from this conflict. "The struggle for chastity," says St Augustine, "is the most violent of all; "the battle is renewed everyday, and victory is rare."
St. Alphonsus, in his book "The school of Christian Perfection," also known as the "12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation," explains the means that we ought to employ to fight temptations against the virtue of chastity:
1st: Humbling oneself continually before God. Distrustful of self, we should place all our confidence in God.
2nd: Have immediate recourse to God. The best thing to do is to pronounce the holy names of Jesus and Mary and continue to pronounce them until the temptation is overcome. If it is a violent temptation it may be well to repeat the following resolution: “Oh my God, I will rather die than offend Thee! Oh my Jesus, help me! Mary, my Mother, assist me!”
3rd: Often receive the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist. It is of the greatest importance to reveal our temptations to our confessor.
4th: Devotion to the Immaculate Mother of God, the Virgin of virgins.
Other remedies: Avoidance of idleness, diligence in avoiding dangerous or proximate occasions, and most importantly, practicing custody of eyes.
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Pdf of the books:
1. "The school of Christian Perfection," also known as the "12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation:"
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2. "Sermons upon Various Subjects:"
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3. "Glories of Mary:"
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Ave Maria!