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    Chapter One The Call to Holiness

    Solemnity of Christ the King


    Opening Prayer
    Come, Holy Spirit
    Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful and
    enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
    V. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created.
    R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

    Let us pray. O God, by the light of the Holy Spirit, You


    have taught the hearts of Your faithful. In the same Spirit
    help us to know what is truly right and always to rejoice in
    Your consolation. We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
    Amen.
    First Joyful Mystery The Annunciation

    The First Luminous Mystery—The Baptism of the Lord

    And John gave testimony, saying: I saw the Spirit coming


    down, as a dove from heaven, and He remained upon
    Him. And I knew Him not; but He who sent me to
    baptize with water, said to me: He upon whom thou shalt
    see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon Him, He it
    is that baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. John 1:32-33
    “You see, the whole Church is moving toward a Catholicism that is
    more authentic, more observant, more enthusiastic, and theologically
    more orthodox. I profoundly disagreed with the rather laissez-faire,
    casual kind of liturgy and Catholicism. There are good people on
    that side, and I disagree with them and they disagree with me. But I
    have to tell you this: They’re all getting old. I have never found one
    person under the age of 32 who agrees with their position. Very
    interesting!”
    Holiness
    What is it?
    How am I called to it?
    How do I achieve it?
    What kind of roadblocks do I encounter?
    Holiness

    Charity is the soul of the holiness to which all are called: it "governs,
    shapes, and perfects all the means of sanctification." CCC 826

    All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of
    Christian life and to the perfection of charity." All are called to holiness:
    "Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." CCC 2013

    The way of perfection passes by way of the Cross. There is no holiness


    without renunciation and spiritual battle. Spiritual progress entails the
    ascesis and mortification that gradually lead to living in the peace and
    joy of the Beatitudes: CCC 2015
    Holiness
    "Holiness is not found in such and such a practice; it consists in a
    disposition of heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of
    God, conscious of our weakness, and confident -- even boldly so --
    of His fatherly goodness." St. Therese the Little Flower

    There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the
    middle, and the perfection. In the beginning, they experience the
    charms of sweetness; in the middle, the contests of temptation; and
    in the end, the fullness of perfection. Pope St. Gregory the Great

    If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall


    refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and thus
    show ourselves to be worthy bearers of his name. For the quality of
    holiness is shown not by what we say but by what we do in life.
    St Gregory of Nyssa
    The Call to Holiness
    "By reason of their special vocation it belongs to the laity to seek the
    kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and directing them
    according to God's will. . . . It pertains to them in a special way so to
    illuminate and order all temporal things with which they are closely
    associated that these may always be effected and grow according to
    Christ and may be to the glory of the Creator and Redeemer."
    CCC 898
    Lay people share in Christ's priesthood: ever more united with him, they
    exhibit the grace of Baptism and Confirmation in all dimensions of their
    personal, family, social, and ecclesial lives, and so fulfill the call to
    holiness addressed to all the baptized. CCC 941
    Lay people also fulfill their prophetic mission by evangelization, "that is,
    the proclamation of Christ by word and the testimony of life." For lay
    people, "this evangelization . . . acquires a specific property and peculiar
    efficacy because it is accomplished in the ordinary circumstances of the
    world." CCC 905
    How to Achieve Holiness

    Sacrament of Reconciliation
    Not just for grave sin
    Must be used often
    Can be used with spiritual direction
    Eucharist
    Perfect nutrition for the soul
    Spiritual Reading (or TV)
    Scripture (must be read with the Catechism)
    Lives of the Saints
    EWTN
    The Missal
    How to Achieve Holiness
    Martyrdom
    Soft martyrdom—stand up for Christ and His Church
    Martyrdom to self—fast do penance
    Extra credit—name the century of the greatest martyrdom
    Evangelization
    Not this

    But this And this


    How to Achieve Holiness

    “Preach the Gospel at all times and


    when necessary use words.”

    In order to reach this perfection the faithful should use the strength
    dealt out to them by Christ's gift, so that . . . doing the will of the
    Father in everything, they may wholeheartedly devote themselves to
    the glory of God and to the service of their neighbor. Thus the
    holiness of the People of God will grow in fruitful abundance, as is
    clearly shown in the history of the Church through the lives of so
    many saints. CCC 2014
    Obstacles to Holiness
    The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He is
    also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially afraid
    when we love Jesus very much. He runs away when we make the
    Sign of the Cross. St. Anthony of the Desert

    We are no longer able to hear God – There are too many frequencies
    filling our ears. Pope Benedict XVI

    Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct


    souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
    St. Therese the Little Flower
    Overcoming Obstacles
    Pray
    Do penance
    Know the Faith
    Be fearless, but not obnoxious
    Believe what you read
    Preach what you believe
    Live what you preach

    "We belong to the


    Church militant; and
    She is militant because
    on earth the powers of
    darkness are ever
    restless to encompass
    Her destruction." -Pius
    XII, AD 1953
    Discussion Questions
    Sanctity is the Only Adventure
    1. We are never more truly free than when
    we are on the path to sanctity. The
    pursuit of holiness is a venturing forth in
    true freedom.
    a) We live in a free country!
    b) Do not confuse freedom and license.

    2. What is the purpose of freedom?


    a) To seek God.
    b) How do we seek God?
    Helping us Strive for Holiness
    1. Sacraments
    a) Holy Communion
    b) Confession

    2. Spiritual Direction
    a) Counsel us in the struggle

    3. Spiritual Reading
    a) Gospels
    b) Lives of the Saints
    The Mystical Body of Christ
    1. “As a body is one though it has
    many parts, and all the parts of the
    body, though many, are one body,
    so also Christ.” (I Cor. 12:12)

    2. Implies responsibility
    a) Our actions affect the rest of the
    Mystical Body.
    b) If part of the body becomes ill,
    the whole body becomes ill.
    Exercising our Apostolate
    1. We must direct our activity toward the evangelization and
    sanctification of all people.

    2. What activities are available to us to convert others?


    a) Live a Christian Life
    b) Invite them to the Sacraments
    c) Teach them about God
    d) Pray for them
    Are we Christ’s Followers?
    1. We must conform ourselves to Christ in word and deed.

    2. We seek the will of God in all things.

    3. We devote ourselves to God’s glory.

    4. We seek to serve our neighbor.

    5. We accept the crosses that inevitably come.

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