In fact, that's the very essence of our existence.
«Your duty is to sanctify yourself. Yes, even you. Who thinks that this task is only for priests and religious? To everyone, without exception, our Lord said: Be ye perfect, as my heavenly Father is perfect.»
The call to love God with all one’s heart and with all one’s mind and with all one’s soul, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, not just in theory but in practice, is addressed to every man and woman. This is God’s will, your sanctification, as Saint Paul said to the first Christians. This message is «as old as the Gospel and as new as the Gospel.» God is calling all baptized people to the fullness of sanctity.
«It is important to keep reminding ourselves that Jesus did not address himself to a privileged set of people; he came to reveal the universal love of God to us. God loves all men, and he wants all to love him — everyone, whatever his personal situation, his social position, his work.»
People of all social conditions wherever they are; stockbrokers, factory workers, computer programmers, clerks, students and retired. Everyone is called to sanctify himself or herself not only because they are in the middle of the world, but precisely in and through situations and activities that are part of their daily life. «Multitudes of God's children, sanctifying themselves as ordinary citizens, sharing the ambitions and endeavors of their colleagues and friends.»
-Saint Josemaria, founder of Opus Dei
The call to love God with all one’s heart and with all one’s mind and with all one’s soul, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, not just in theory but in practice, is addressed to every man and woman. This is God’s will, your sanctification, as Saint Paul said to the first Christians. This message is «as old as the Gospel and as new as the Gospel.» God is calling all baptized people to the fullness of sanctity.
«It is important to keep reminding ourselves that Jesus did not address himself to a privileged set of people; he came to reveal the universal love of God to us. God loves all men, and he wants all to love him — everyone, whatever his personal situation, his social position, his work.»
People of all social conditions wherever they are; stockbrokers, factory workers, computer programmers, clerks, students and retired. Everyone is called to sanctify himself or herself not only because they are in the middle of the world, but precisely in and through situations and activities that are part of their daily life. «Multitudes of God's children, sanctifying themselves as ordinary citizens, sharing the ambitions and endeavors of their colleagues and friends.»
-Saint Josemaria, founder of Opus Dei
