The Way [Paperback]

Josemaria Escriva (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0933932545 | ISBN-13: 978-0933932548 | Publication Date: January 1, 1992

Beloved by millions, The Way is St. Josemaría’s spiritually rich collection of points for meditation and prayer. Genial but pointed, The Way is born out of deep Christian experience and aims at encouraging people to love God and live for Him. Says St. Josemaría: "The 999 points which make up The Way were written with yearnings to see" Christ, the Light of the World. "Anyone who reads it with the same yearnings will not have opened this book in vain." This mini-edition fits easily into the most jammed purse or pocket.

Product Details

• Paperback: 358 pages
• Publisher: Scepter Pubs (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933932545
• ISBN-13: 978-0933932548
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #823,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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99 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Deeper than most, May 14, 2006

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Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Way: Centennial Edition (Paperback) (Paperback)

This is one of three great little books by Josemaria Escriva's The Way, Furrow and The Forge. Each of these three volumes are collections of thoughts, pense's musings and meditations. They can be read from beginning to end or randomly opened and read just as you find them. Some of the reflections will require more thought and work then others. Some examples that particularly grabbed my attention are:

"Fight against the softness that makes you lazy and careless in your spiritual life. Remember that it might well be the beginning of tepidity ... and, in the words of the scriptures, God will vomit out the lukewarm."
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"When I made you a present of that life of Jesus, I wrote in it this inscription: `May you seek Christ, may you find Christ, may you love Christ. These are three very distinct steps. Have you at least tried to live the first?"
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"Fight against that weakness which makes you lazy and careless in your spiritual life. Remember that it might well be the beginning of lukewarmness... and, in the words of the Scripture, God will vomit the lukewarm out of his mouth."
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Each of these three little books will help you grow deeper in the Christian life. They will challenge you every time you pick them up and read. I have gotten to the point that I always carry one of them with me, and while waiting for a ride, or before class, or in any spare moment open it and read, and through that reading I pray. Through that prayer I hope to become a better Christian and a better person.

46 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A guide to the spiritual life, July 18, 1999

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Robert Badger (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Way (Paperback)

As a seminarian, I have found this book to be a great aid to my spiritual life. Blessed Josemaria Escriva shows us how to take the common everyday events of our lives, and use them to help us advance in holiness as well as in love of God and of neighbour.

This book is very much in harmony with the Second Vatican Council. Blessed Josemaria preached that holiness is not merely reserved for the clergy and the religious (nuns and religious brothers), but for everyone. One of the things that Vatican II taught is the universal call to holiness. All of us, no matter what state of life we are called to be, whether it is as priest or religious, single person or married couple, are called to live holy lives. This book understands that message and proclaims it.

34 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Will Change the World, June 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Way (Paperback)

In the current atmosphere of mushy religion and sacchriney spiritual sentiment, it is refreshing to read a book of prayer and wisdom that so forcefully compels the reader to live a truly Catholic lifestyle. This is not for the weak, only the strong--it is meant for true men willing to reform their lives, turn away from the bondage of sin, and come home to Christ and Mother Church.

It changed my life, and it will change yours, too (if you're strong enough)!