CATECHISM OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
A Journey into the Sacred Mysteries
— Robert Cardinal Sarah
In this dynamic and authoritative book on the spiritual life, Cardinal Sarah shows us how to enter into and progress through the spiritual life. He notes that the goal of this work is “to accompany all those who have set their hearts on responding to God’s love with a full, happy, fruitful life that will culminate in the eternal happiness of contemplating Him.”
Organized around the sacraments, prayer, asceticism, and the liturgy, this book is infused with a single goal: to make us all aware that our Baptism is the beginning of a great conversion — the return to the Father.
Cardinal Sarah invites you to journey with him through the Gospels and discover the origin and meaning of each of the sacraments and how each one is essential to helping you grow in your personal relationship with Jesus, foster your contemplative life, and flourish in communion with the Holy Trinity.
You will learn about the mysteries of our Faith — from the importance of being baptized shortly after birth, and thereby “plunged into the paschal mystery”, to receiving Confirmation as a child so as to be open to the liberating action of the Holy Spirit.
In chapter after chapter, His Eminence provides wise counsel regarding:
Cardinal Sarah reminds us that from the earliest centuries, Christians were willing to die in order to receive our Lord and celebrate the sacred mysteries, and he encourages us to remember that God is always with us in His Sacrament of Love, waiting for us to receive Him with affection and dwell in His Presence. Cardinal Sarah makes it clear that the sacraments provide our itinerary to Heaven.
Hardcover. 336 pages.