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I’ve been thinking about something. We know that we’re all called to be saints. But what can a person do ,if they feel very weak, helpless, etc, to be a saint? For example, if they have too many attachments… I remember St Therese talked about how she wanted to be a saint, but she felt “so helpless”, and of course then she discovered her “little way” 🙂 how can we practice this “little way” in our everyday lives? for those of us who feel too weak to be saints and can’t relate to the Saints with extraordinary lives. I would like to live according to the “little way” more but I’m not sure how. Does anyone know?

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Praying the rosary everyday would help a lot (imo). Many Saints did so and spoke about the importance of praying it. Of course going to mass and to the blessed sacrament (frequently) helps a lot too.
 
St. Therese is my favorite saint! Her little way is amazing. What I do is offer everything (even the smallest thing) up for the poor souls (especially my mother 🙂 ) forgiveness and conversion of sinners, and for the love of Jesus. I do it for everything: If I have a headache, changing an extra stinky diaper, getting up in the morning when I’m still tired, waiting in line, joyously watching my children play, dealing with an especially difficult person, the list goes on and on. Offer up anything that comes to mind. Prayers, works, joys and sufferings. Living this way also helps keep me aware of always doing everything for Jesus and reparation of sinners. Kind of makes your whole day like a prayer in action. Try it!
 
There’s a really awesome book that deals with how to practice her little way in everyday life. I’m not sure what it’s called but you could probably find it on amazon.
 
Read the scriptures, pray the rosary, think of Jesus, and feel his love in your heart.

Most Saints live a troubled Life. Remember that they were sinners just as you and me. The path, they went through was full of obstacles just as ours. Jesus call us to be saints. Let our continue daily walk towards Jesus give us the hope and love of him. It is an eternal journey. Blessed those who endure it.
 
Hi Monica, 🙂

Eucharistic Adoration and Mass are of incredible importance, but you know that! I have to recommend the Rosary as well: it’s indispensible according to many holy men and women. I think I’ll make it my New Year’s resolution to say one each day. Anyway, from your previous posts, I think you are indeed praying the Rosary, which is great!

Also, you may have seen the signature line(s) on each post by JRKH (he’s one of the forum masters). He recommends a book called ‘The Fulfillment of All Desire’. I recently got it and it looks wonderful. It contains wisdom from seven doctors of the Church (including St Thérèse) on the way to perfection. The way is divided into three stages: the purgative, the illuminative, and the unitative. I learned of these earlier on this year and was intrigued: here’s a link to one of the sources I read: the good old Catholic Encyclopædia.

By the way, the last line of the above entry is this:
Frequent Communion is the chief means of preserving and perfecting in our souls the spiritual life, and of supporting them in all its ways.
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Don’t forget Our Blessed Lady. Consecration to Her requires 12 days ‘purification’ and 30 days of preparation, which must be repeated annually along with the consecration, at least in the way of St. Louis de Montfort. That’s quite a commitment, but St. Louis describes the way to Christ through Mary as an “easy, short, perfect and secure way of attaining union with our Lord” (this he says in two of his books: True Devotion to Mary and The Love of Eternal Wisdom). I look forward to making such a consecration myself at some stage.
 
trying getting yourself deep in the history of the Church.

god bless Monica . .
 
I remember that Jesus wants me to be saint much more than I want it for myself 🙂
 
Daily Scripture reading, spiritual reading, daily Mass, Adoration, Rosaries, and other prayers all help. All the above help us to practice the presence of God. Practicing the presence of God is the basic. We cannot be holy on our own. We must rely on God’s help. If we consciously practice the presence of God, we will be closer to God. When we are closer to God, we will better respond to God’s grace and God’s grace can transform us.

As for detachment, I think it is no more than truly putting God first in our lives. Being detached does not mean we do not care about our family and friends any more. It means put God above everything and everybody. Being detached does not mean we do not enjoy things in life any more. It means nothing is more important than our relationship with God.

With such priority in mind, we can overcome attachment easier. We know to do everything and treat everyone for the love of God. It does not mean we become saintly right away. It means as long as we keep on standing up after falling, we are on our way toward holiness.
Working toward holiness is a life time journey.
 
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