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Holiness Is Possible, Even for You

The speaker tells viewers that holiness is possible for them, even when it does not seem or feel that way. He addresses people who feel they are not praying enough, not fasting enough, or not attending church enough, and those who find life with family overwhelming. His advice is to taper down and return to the basics: fast a little if you can, pray a little, and go to church on time or a bit earlier. He compares the spiritual life to…

The speaker tells viewers that holiness is possible for them, even when it does not seem or feel that way. He addresses people who feel they are not praying enough, not fasting enough, or not attending church enough, and those who find life with family overwhelming. His advice is to taper down and return to the basics: fast a little if you can, pray a little, and go to church on time or a bit earlier.

He compares the spiritual life to bodybuilding, where a person adds one weight at a time over many visits to the gym, and says that no one becomes a Saint Anthony without starting at the very basics. He warns that the devil tries to make us forget that holiness is possible even for us. The post invites readers to say whether they believe this and to discuss it.

  • Holiness is possible even for you, even if it does not seem or feel that way.
  • Feeling not prayerful enough or overwhelmed by family is common; start by tapering down and returning to the basics.
  • Fast a little if you can, pray a little, and go to church on time or a bit earlier.
  • The spiritual life works like bodybuilding: one weight and one day at a time.
  • The devil tries to make us forget that holiness is possible even for us.

Key moments

  1. Holiness is possible even for you, even if it does not seem or feel that way.
  2. Feeling not prayerful enough, not fasting enough, or overwhelmed by family is common, but start by tapering down and going back to the basics.
  3. Fast a little if you can, pray a little, and go to church on time or a bit earlier.
  4. Bodybuilders got where they are one day and one weight at a time; the spiritual life works the same way.
  5. You do not become a Saint Anthony without starting at the very basics.
  6. The devil tries to make us forget that holiness is possible even for us.
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