Christ Is Passing By by Escriva, Josemaria -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Foreword by Alvaro del Portillo The Christian Vocation

The Apostles were ordinary men Now is the hour for us to rise The mercy of God Responding to God The seasoning of mortification Belief and reason Advent is a time for hope

Christ Triumphs through Humility

Perfect God and perfect man Why Jesus came to live with us He went about doing good He did the will of God his Father

Marriage: A Christian Vocation

The sanctity of human love Bright and cheerful homes

The Epiphany of Our Lord

The way of faith Firmness in your vocation A good shepherd and a good guide Gold, incense, and myrrh Holy Mary, Star of the East

In Joseph’s Workshop

Saint Joseph in the Gospels Joseph’s faith, hope, and love Sanctify work, and it will sanctify you and others If you want to be useful, serve How Joseph relates himself to Jesus

The Conversion of the Children of God

The risky security of Christians Here is the time of pardon Christ is tempted Children of God

Christian Respect for Persons and Their Freedom

Judging on impulse Right to privacy A salve for our eyes Respect and charity

Interior Struggle

Peace on earth Struggle: a demand of love and justice An unceasing struggle The interior struggle The sacraments of divine grace Pastors’ responsibility Now as before

The Eucharist: Mystery of Faith and Love

The joy of Holy Thursday The Eucharist and the mystery of the Trinity Holy Mass in the Christian’s life Contact with Jesus

Christ’s Death Is the Christian’s Life

Christ’s death calls us to a fuller Christian life The Christian and human history Understanding Christ’s death

Christ’s Presence in Christians

Jesus, the source of Christian living Contemplating Christ’s life Turning to our everyday life

The Ascension of Our Lord

Christ in the bread and in the word A life of prayer Apostolate: redeeming with our Lord The wheat and the weeds Sowers of peace and joy What awaits us

The Great Unknown

Pentecost today God’s strength and our weakness Making Christ known Getting to know the Holy Spirit

To Jesus through Mary

Mother of Christ, Mother of Christians Getting to know our Lady Becoming children in God’s love Mary makes us feel as brothers Being an apostle of apostles

On the Feast of Corpus Christi

The bread of eternal life A new life The richness of the Eucharist Christian optimism

Finding Peace in the Heart of Christ

The devotion to the Sacred Heart Bringing others to Christ’s love The peace Christ brings

The Blessed Virgin: Cause of Our Joy

A mystery of love The mystery of silent sacrifice Imitating Mary The school of prayer Teacher of apostles The only prescription: personal sanctity Christian joy

Christ the King

Opposition to Christ The Lord of the world His reign in our soul To reign by serving Christ at the center of human activities Personal freedom Serene as children of God God’s angels

Notes Indexes

Scripture References Quotations from Fathers and Doctors of the Church, Other Ecclesiastical Writers, and Church Documents Topics

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