Holiness for Everyone: The Practical Spirituality of St Josemaria Escriva F. J.

Holiness for Everyone: The Practical Spirituality of St Josemaria Escriva F. J.God intends nothing less than sainthood for you! The early Church held that all believers could achieve holiness. Over time, this conviction was largely forgotten. Sainthood seemed to be an honor only intended for a select few among the priests and religious. Eric Sammons tells how twentieth century Spanish priest and canonized saint Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, recovered the message of the universal call to holiness. Declared the saint

a young monk Began his spiritual journal

Stravinskas

and fascinating historical lore

is now editor-in-chief of Famiglia Christiana

sweet desire

Many "miracles" are actually historical facts

John Paul II considered Elizabeth of the Trinity to be one of the most influential mystics in his spiritual life

First the Lieber Usualis

self-sacrifice

great saints of the early ChurchÔÇöClement of Rome

who protects the Mystical Body of Christ as he did the boy Jesus

Jacob and Esau