by Elena Sapphire
God created you with a purpose, and that purpose is for paradise! Purpose For Paradise is a podcast about becoming the woman God created you to be. The essence of femininity is revealed in The Eternal Woman, The Holy Mother of God. As a daughter looks to her mother to learn how to be a woman, so should we look to our Heavenly Mother to learn how to be Godly women. Purpose For Paradise is for she who is ready to become the woman God created her to be. <br/><br/><a href="https://serviam.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">serviam.substack.com</a>
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April 29, 2024
<p>In this episode I discuss feminine virtue. Discussion points in this episode include the blossoming of femininity, bearing fruit and cultivating virtue, proper feminine disposition, The Ten Principal Virtues of The Blessed Virgin Mary, discovering the titles God has for you, confidence, purpose, femininity inspires masculinity, the importance of maintaining feminine virtue in your relationship with Jesus, and more! </p><p>One important discussion point in this episode that I want to make sure to point out to you is the concept of discovering the titles that God has for you. If you look at a litany of The Blessed Virgin Mary, it invokes Her using many different titles, ( Mother of God, Mother Most Pure, Seat of Wisdom, Queen of Angels, etc ) The Blessed Virgin Mary is the Woman whom God found favor in, and who God deemed to be “full of grace” ( Luke 1:27) so much so that She was worthy to be His Mother. Mary was able to receive the titles God had for Her, because She was operating out of a divine feminine state; by being a grace filled Woman, who was wholly surrendered and receptive to the will of God. In order to hear and receive the titles God has for us, we need to be women who’s souls are filled with feminine virtue. We are all called to be Saints. So what are the titles God bestows upon you, in your own litany? </p><p>“When you are a virtuous and holy woman, God is able to tell you who you are, because you are able to receive it.” If Archangel Gabriel, appeared to you and told you God has found favor with you, and wants you to be The Mother of The Savior of the world….you would probably freak out wouldn’t you? Sometimes God expects big things from us, and unless a high level of virtue is found within our souls, we reject it; due to our lack surrender, trust, virtue etc. Mary being able to surrender Herself completely to the will of God, when God was asking so much of Her, perfectly displays Her feminine virtue; and thus allowed Her to receive the title of “Mother of God” that God had for Her. Perhaps your lack of virtue is preventing you from receiving the titles God has for you; as a lot of the time we prevent God from telling us who we are, and what we should be doing, because we lack the virtue we need to be able to hear it and receive it. </p><p>I recommend making yourself familiar with the ten principal virtues of The Blessed Virgin Mary, ( <strong>Profound humility, Lively faith, Blind obedience, Continual prayer, Universal mortification, Divine purity, Ardent charity, Heroic patience, Angelic sweetness, Divine wisdom</strong>.) Think about if you see any of these virtues in yourself, and ask The Lord to bring them into full bloom. If we pick two or three of these virtues that we think we sort of have, or that we see God wants to gift us with; it’s beneficial to focus on them and ask Jesus to cultivate these virtues within us. </p><p><em>If you’ve been blessed by this episode of “Purpose For Paradise” I kindly ask if you would consider donating to support my content. You can leave a one time donation, (kind of like a tip jar) Or select a membership level, where you will unlock exclusive podcast episodes!</em></p><p><em>Donate and or become a member here! : </em><em>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/elenasapphire</em></p><p><strong>Let’s Stay Connected :</strong></p><p>- Follow “<em>Purpose For Paradise</em>” on Instagram! <strong>https://www.instagram.com/purposeforparadise/</strong> & follow my personal Instagram to discover all my new content! : <strong>https://www.instagram.com/elenasapphire/</strong></p><p>- Subscribe for free to my newsletter “Serviam” : <strong>serviam.substack.com</strong></p><p>- Check out my column on Catholic365.com to stay up to date with my new articles! : <strong>https://www.catholic365.com/author/elena-sapphire/</strong></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://serviam.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">serviam.substack.com</a>
February 26, 2024
<p>In this episode I discuss the importance of maintaining your feminine attractiveness and essence if you are a woman called to live in the world and or enter into married life. The vast majority of canonized Saints in The Catholic Church are in the religious life. There are very few canonized married saints, which means the preconceived idea of “holiness” looks like a nun or a priest. Now, if you are not called to live in a cloister, but called to live in the world and or called to the married life, holiness is going to look different for you. The call of marriage is to be fruitful and multiply, and in order to be fruitful and multiply, well you have to be attracted to somebody! As a woman, you naturally want to feel beautiful, confident, and sexy. It is possible to maintain your feminine essence and attractiveness and achieve holiness while still being modest and elegant!</p><p>Failure to understand this results in two things : Women think modesty and holiness means appearing less attractive and dressing frumpy, so they feel out of touch with their natural feminine essence, end up rejecting modesty, and fall into deep sin. Or they become extremely uptight and rigid, feel like a shell of themselves and have a warped view of purity; which results in feeling like their natural attractiveness as a woman is “bad.” <strong>Both of these are wrong! </strong>Maintaining your feminine essence is what will propel you into further holiness as a woman called to live in the world / get married, because the call to live in the world is a call to change the world. In order to change the world you first have to be able to appeal to the world, so people will want to listen to what you have to say. This is called effective evangelization. People flocked to Jesus because He was charismatic and eloquent. </p><p>Men and women in religious life often cut or shave their hair and wear large habits to conceal the body, there is effort to not appear physically attractive in the same way that a women called to the married life may appear, because they have taken vows of lifelong celibacy. Therefore holiness and modesty is going to look different for the two, as the call to live in the world is different than the call to live in a cloister. Many women struggle with scrupulosity over how they can become holy while still enjoying life. Some of the saints were doing extreme things such as sleeping on the ground with a rock as a pillow, and doing extreme fasts and mortifications. Now if you’re a woman called to bear children, doing that would negatively impact your health and fertility. So it’s important to understand that the path to holiness will exteriorly look different for you, then what you read about in the lives of the saints who are in the religious life.</p><p>Sainthood and sanctification are achieved by wholeheartedly living out your state in life. Part of the discernment process for marriage includes needing to be attracted to someone. You want a holy, virtuous, and hot spouse! (Lol) </p><p>God is raising up new Saints! People who live in the world, appeal to the world, and help change the world. </p><p><em>If you’ve been blessed by this episode of “Purpose For Paradise” I kindly ask if you would consider donating to support my content. You can leave a one time donation, (kind of like a tip jar) Or select a membership level, where you will unlock exclusive podcast episodes!</em></p><p><em>Donate and or become a member here! : </em><em>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/elenasapphire</em></p><p><strong>Let’s Stay Connected :</strong></p><p>- Follow “<em>Purpose For Paradise</em>” on Instagram! <strong>https://www.instagram.com/purposeforparadise/</strong> & follow my personal Instagram to discover all my new content! : <strong>https://www.instagram.com/elenasapphire/</strong></p><p>- Subscribe for free to my newsletter “Serviam” : <strong>serviam.substack.com</strong></p><p>- Check out my column on Catholic365.com to stay up to date with my new articles! : <strong>https://www.catholic365.com/author/elena-sapphire/</strong></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://serviam.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">serviam.substack.com</a>
February 14, 2024
<p>In this episode I discuss how a mystical experience I had while on a Church pilgrimage to The Holy Land changed the trajectory of my life. I discuss how God has captured my heart throughout my life with beauty. I discuss my spirituality, and encourage you to find the spirituality that works for you. I believe that the way in which God captures your heart, is the way in which He would like your devotion. </p><p>In The Church there are Doctors, Scholars, Martyrs, Mystics, “Little Souls” so on and so forth. Saint Therese of Lisieux has a quote saying, “The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.” God captures each individual heart in the way best fit for them. I have just finished writing my first book, which I believe is a fresh spirituality to offer to The Church, appealing to the feminine heart. </p><p>Your personal spirituality is what will lead you on the path to sanctity and ultimately to paradise. Becoming the woman God created you to be entails serving God in the way you best know how to. God has given each of us special gifts and talents. I like to think of my life as a love-letter from God, and what I do with my life as my love-letter back to Him. </p><p><em>If you’ve been blessed by this episode of “Purpose For Paradise” I kindly ask if you would consider donating to support my content. You can leave a one time donation, (kind of like a tip jar) Or select a membership level, where you will unlock exclusive podcast episodes!</em></p><p><em>Donate and or become a member here! : </em><em>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/elenasapphire</em></p><p><strong>Let’s Stay Connected :</strong></p><p>- Follow “<em>Purpose For Paradise</em>” on Instagram! <strong>https://www.instagram.com/purposeforparadise/</strong> & follow my personal Instagram to discover all my new content! : <strong>https://www.instagram.com/elenasapphire/</strong></p><p>- Subscribe for free to my newsletter “Serviam” : <strong>serviam.substack.com</strong></p><p>- Check out my column on Catholic365.com to stay up to date with my new articles! : <strong>https://www.catholic365.com/author/elena-sapphire/</strong></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://serviam.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">serviam.substack.com</a>
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