The Way (book)
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The Way (Spanish: Camino) is a book about spirituality composed by Josemaría Escrivá, the initiator of the Roman Catholic religious organization Opus Dei. The book was published first during 1934 with the name Consideraciones espirituales. It received its present title during 1939. More than four and a half million copies have been sold, in 43 languages.
According to Escrivá his motivation was: "The 999 points which make up The Way were written with yearnings to see 'Christ, the Light of the World.' Anyone who reads it with the same yearnings will not have opened this book in vain."[1]
The Way was composed based on notes Escrivá made based on his thoughts about the
guardian angels and to the souls in purgatory, and to bless themselves every day with holy water. But they are also urged to acquire professional competence, to stand out from the crowd, to lead and to dominate."[2]
Sources
- Pedro Rodriguez (theologian), Critical edition of The Way.
References
- ^ The Way: Amazon.co.uk: Escriva, Josemaria: 9780933932548: Books. ASIN 0933932545.
- ^ Frances Lannon, Privilege, Persecution and Prophecy, p.226
External links
- The Way, full text of the book