There is need for a crusade of manliness and purity to counteract and nullify the savage work of those who think man is a beast. And that crusade is your work. Josemaria Escriva More Quotes by Josemaria Escriva More Quotes From Josemaria Escriva If you don't have a plan of life, you'll never have order. Josemaria Escriva plans ifs order Don't neglect your spiritual reading. - Reading has made many saints. Josemaria Escriva saint reading spiritual All the sins of your life seem to be rising up against you. Don't give up hope! On the contrary, call your holy mother Mary, with the faith and abandonment of a child. She will bring peace to your soul. Josemaria Escriva religious mother children When we were little, we kept close to our mother in a dark alley or if dogs barked at us. Now, when we feel temptations of the flesh, we should run to the side of our Mother in Heaven, by realizing how she is to us, and by means of aspirations. She will defend us and lead us to the light. Josemaria Escriva christian mother running As soon as you willfully allow a dialogue with temptation to begin, the soul is robbed of peace, just as consent to impurity destroys grace. Josemaria Escriva catholic grace temptation He has much who needs least. Do not create necessities for yourself. Josemaria Escriva overconsumption consumerism needs That conversation... was as dirty as a sewer! It is not enough for you to take no part in it. You must show your repugnance for it strongly! Josemaria Escriva enough conversation dirty If you say the Holy Rosary every day, with a spirit of faith and love, our Lady will make sure she leads you very far along her Son's path. Josemaria Escriva and-love path son Among us there is no place for the lukewarm. Humble yourself, and Christ will kindle in you again the fire of love. Josemaria Escriva fire-of-love humble christ There is no danger of exaggerating. We an never hope to fathom this inexpressible mystery nor will we ever be able to give sufficient thanks to our Mother for bringing us into such intimacy with the Blessed Trinity. Josemaria Escriva religious blessed mother Our Lady listens attentively to what God wants, ponders what she doesn't fully understand and asks about what she doesn't know. Then she gives herself completely to doing the divine will. Josemaria Escriva divine-will want giving 'You told me, Father, that after my past life it is still possible to become another St. Augustine. I don't doubt it, and today more than yesterday I want to try to prove it.' But you have to cut out sin courageously from the root, as the holy Bishop of Hippo did. Josemaria Escriva cutting father past Have confidence. Return. Invoke our Lady and you'll be faithful. Josemaria Escriva faithful return religious God is here. This truth should fill our lives, and every Christmas should be for us a new and special meeting with God, when we allow his light and grace to enter deep into our soul. Josemaria Escriva christmas light jesus We all must have the faith of children, but the doctrine of theologians. Josemaria Escriva theologian doctrine children You can be sure you are a man of God if you suffer injustice gladly and in silence. Josemaria Escriva silence suffering men Before, by yourself, you couldn't. Now, you've turned to our Lady, and with her, how easy! Josemaria Escriva blessed-mother religious easy Holy Purity is granted by God when it is asked for with humility. Josemaria Escriva catholic humility purity At the time of your examination(of sins) beware of the devil that ties your tongue. Josemaria Escriva christian faith god Turn to Mary, tota pulchra, all pure and wonderful, and tell her: Our Lady and Mother, the Lord wanted you yourself to look after God and tend him with your own hands. Teach me, teach us all, how to treat your Son! Josemaria Escriva mother hands son