{"product_id":"holiness-is-always-in-season","title":"Holiness is always in Season","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eFor a Christian, the way to reach perfection is to strive for holiness. What is true perfection? Christ's words are clear, sublime and disconcerting: \"Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.\" To have God as our model is a dizzying thought! Yet the Church reminds us that, \"All the faithful, whatever their condition or state in life, are called by the Lord to that perfect holiness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe Church teaches us that holiness is not the concern of a privileged few, nor does it only pertain to Christians of the past. Holiness is always a call to every Christian of every age, a challenge for anyone who wants to follow in the footsteps of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePope Benedict XVI says: \"Holiness never goes out of fashion; on the contrary, with the passage of time it shines out ever more brightly, expressing man's perennial effort to reach God.\" Mother Teresa of Calcutta wrote: \"Holiness is not something for the extraordinary; it is not a luxury of the few. Holiness is the simple duty for each one of us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe saints are our models and teachers in the ways of holiness. They show us that holiness is possible for us, since they experienced the same difficulties and weaknesses we do, yet persevered in achieving sanctity. The world of saints is a world of wonders, and in this book Pope Benedict XVI helps us to enter into that world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis inspiring volume presents the Pope's numerous reflections on many saints arranged according to the calendar year. He shows how the life of each saint has something unique to teach us about virtue, faith, courage and love of Christ. Dozens of saints are covered in this wonderful spiritual book. The Pope exhorts us through their lives, \"Be holy! Be saints!\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52365172506921,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/1076\/3817\/files\/Screenshot2025-12-31at1.58.11PM.png?v=1767207545","url":"https:\/\/littleflowercatholicshop.myshopify.com\/products\/holiness-is-always-in-season","provider":"Little Flower Catholic Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}