Saint Josemaría Escrivá Adult Formation Program
At Saint Peter and Paul Parish
Patron Saint – St. Josemaría Escrivá:
“With supernatural intuition, [Saint] Josemaria untiringly preached the universal call to holiness and apostolate. Christ calls everyone to become holy in the realities of everyday life.”
- Pope John Paul II in his homily at the beatification of Saint Josemaria
Director: Mr. Philip Kosloski - B.A. in Philosophy & Catholic Studies from the University of Saint Thomas.
Director: Mr. Philip Kosloski - B.A. in Philosophy & Catholic Studies from the University of Saint Thomas.
St. Josemaría was a priest from Spain, who lived from 1902 – 1975, and dedicated his whole priesthood to serving the laity and constantly stressed the importance of holiness no matter what vocation God has called you to.
A person can become a Saint in anything that he or she does, whether a father or a mother of a family, an office worker, or even a truck driver. It doesn’t matter what you do, so long as you offer it to God.
He also stressed the importance of ongoing formation and study:
“You must study ... but that is not enough.
One has to study – to gain the world and conquer it for God. Then we can raise the level of our efforts: we can try to turn the work we do into an encounter with the Lord and the foundation to support those who will follow our way in the future.
In this way, study will become prayer.”
Furrow, 526
Therefore, we follow St. Josemaría’s advice and study so as to conquer the world for Christ.
Summary:
By learning more about Christ, we can draw closer to Him, entering into a deeper relationship with Him. We cannot love someone who we do not know. To quote Saint Jerome: “Ignorance of Scriptures, is ignorance of Christ.” Therefore, let us open not only Sacred Scripture, but also Sacred Tradition, so that we can learn more about Christ and fall in love with Him.
