Why does Opus Dei member Sarah Cassidy attach a cilice to her leg every day? | Mail Online - No. Sarah is 43, single and celibate — and determined to remain so. Each night she fastens a wire chain, known as a cilice, around her upper thigh.The device has sharp prongs that dig into the skin and flesh, though generally it does not draw blood. To most women, it sounds a peculiarly Âmasochistic practice. Yet Sarah says it serves a very different purpose: suppressing her desires and atoning for her sins.
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