Holiness is Always in Season

By Pope Benedict XVI

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The path to perfection for a Christian is to strive for holiness. What exactly is true perfection? "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect," Christ says clearly, sublimely, and unsettlingly. It's overwhelming to think of God as our model! Nonetheless, the Church reminds us that "all the faithful, whatever of their circumstances or state in life, are called by the Lord to that complete holiness."

The Church teaches us that holiness is not just for a select few, nor does it solely apply to Christians of the past. Holiness is always a summons to every Christian of every generation, a challenge for anybody who wishes to walk in Christ's footsteps.

According to Pope Benedict XVI, "holiness never goes out of style; on the contrary, it shines out ever more brightly with the passage of time, revealing man's perpetual striving to reach God." "Holiness is not something for the unusual; it is not a luxury of the few," Mother Teresa of Calcutta wrote. Each of us has a simple duty to be holy."

Saints serve as role models and teachers in the ways of holiness. They demonstrate that holiness is possible for us since they faced the same obstacles and shortcomings that we do and nonetheless persevered in obtaining sanctity. The realm of saints is a world of wonders, and Pope Benedict XVI lets us explore that world in this book.

This uplifting collection organises the Pope's extensive remarks on several saints by calendar year. He demonstrates how each saint's life has something unique to teach us about virtue, faith, courage, and love of Christ. This excellent spiritual book features dozens of saints. Through their lives, the Pope exhorts us, "Be holy! Let us be saints!"