A Spiritual Toolkit for Young Adults
The St. Josemaria Institute is pleased to share A Spiritual Toolkit for Young Adults with a selection of resources to inspire your daily life as a young Christian who desires to know and follow God’s will in today’s world.
“God is counting on you.”
St. Josemaria Escriva
(The Forge, no. 507)
But to do what, when, how, and why? As faithful Young Adults, this question can feel especially relevant as you’re confronted with both the thrill and the uncertainties of discerning your vocation and making major decisions that could impact your whole life.
As a priest, St. Josemaria Escriva was able to guide the spiritual growth of many young people as they sought and answered God’s calling in their lives. He helped them understand that the vocation of a Christian is not only about choosing one’s state in life (married or single), but that the vocation of every Christian is to be a child of God and to be a saint.
“You and I belong to Christ’s family, ‘for he himself has chosen us before the foundation of the world, to be saints, to be blameless in his sight, for love of him, having predestines us to be his adopted children through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will’ (Ephesians 1:4-5). We have been chosen gratuitously by Our Lord. His choice of us sets us a clear goal. Our goal is personal sanctity” (St. Josemaria Escriva; Friends of God, no. 2).
And, for this reason, God is counting on you! He is counting on you to seek him and invite him into your daily life. He is counting on you to desire his will in all things– in your study, work, friendships, family, personal goals, and in your challenges and in your achievements.
PRAYERS & DEVOTIONS
- Novena for Work
- Novena for Students
- Decalogue for a Happy Spiritual Life
- Novena for a Happy & Faithful Marriage
READ
Holiness in Ordinary Life:
- The Richness of Ordinary Life | A Homily by St. Josemaria Escriva
- Even Saints Have Their Own Saints | Alina-Maria Balaj
- The Holy Mass in the Christian’s Life | St. Josemaria Escriva
- Role Models and Christian Identity | Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.
- Living for Others | St. Josemaria Institute
- Saint Josemaria and the Role of Saint Joseph in Christian Life | St. Josemaria Institute
- The Apostolic Life: Christian Life at Maturity | Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.
- “Towards Holiness”: A Spiritual Game Plan | St. Josemaria Institute
- Becoming Christ in Our Work: A Holistic Approach to Professional Formation | SENT Ventures
Interviews:
- “We Are Beloved”: An Interview with Catherine McMahon
- “You See Me, You Hear Me”: An Interview with Fr. Michael Giesler
- “The Saints, Young Adults and Evangelization”: An Interview with Cassie Pease
- “Finding Joy in Motherhood”: A Reflection by Janet Quinlan
- “Preparing for a New School Year”: An Interview with Fr. John Henry Hanson
- “Vocations, Homes, & Family Life Renewed”: An Interview with Laura Zambrana
- “Everyone Deserves to Look Their Best”: An Interview with Sequoia Sierra
Vocation | Marriage
- A Spiritual Toolkit on the Vocation of Marriage
- Don’t Laugh: Marriage as a Vocation | Fr. John Henry Hanson, O Praem.
- The Vocation of Marriage | Msgr. Cormac Burke
Vocation | Priesthood
- A Priest Forever | A Homily by St. Josemaria Escriva
- 10 Characteristics of a Priest According to St. Josemaría Escrivá | Alina-Maria Balaj
LISTEN
SPIRITUAL RETREATS
PODCAST MINI-SERIES
- St. Joseph, Model of Virtue: A Podcast Mini-Series
- Love and Responsibility: A Podcast Mini-Series
- Becoming a Eucharistic Soul: A Podcast Mini-Series
- Marriage and the Pathway to Holiness: A Podcast Mini-Series
- Working for God: A Podcast Mini-Series
- Towards Holiness: A Podcast Mini-Series
QUOTES FOR REFLECTION ON VOCATION BY ST. JOSEMARIA:
- “Why don’t you give yourself to God once and for all… really…, now?” (The Way, no. 902)
- “If you see your way clearly, follow it. Why don’t you shake off the cowardice that holds you back?” (The Way, no. 903)
- “Don’t doubt it: your vocation is the greatest grace God could have given you. Thank him for it.” (The Way, no. 913)
- “By calling you to be an apostle, our Lord has reminded you, so that you will never forget it, that you are a ‘son of God.'” (The Way, no. 919)
- “Each one of you must try to be an apostle of apostles.” (The Way, no. 920)
- “God is counting on you.” (The Forge, no. 507)
- “The Lord’s calling — vocation — always presents itself like this: ‘If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’ Yes: a vocation demands self-denial, sacrifice. But how pleasant that sacrifice turns out to be — gaudium cum pace, joy and peace — if that self-giving is complete!” (Furrow, no. 8)
St. Josemaria Institute
The St. Josemaria Institute was founded in 2006 to promote the life, teachings, and devotion to St. Josemaria Escriva among all men and women who desire to find meaning and happiness in their daily lives by growing closer to God. The St. Josemaria Institute produces and distributes digital and print media as a means to spread Christian values around the world and to help people navigate and live well in the digital age.
