25 Ways to Become A Saint

By Ignatius of the Side of Jesus

We're all trying to get to heaven. It's the thing we're here on this earth to do. That's why our motto at TAN Books is Become a Saint.

But how?

It's easy to say, but not so easy to do.

Now, in 25 Ways to Become a Saint, we'll show you more than two dozen ways to achieve heaven.

There's no “one simple trick,” but it can be done and the methods in this little book will help you love God more, get to heaven, and Become a Saint.

• Language: English
• Publisher: TAN Books
• Release date: Jul 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9781505113440

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BEGIN WITH GOD

God inspires us with the beginning of a holy will, and with power and opportunity; and what we have begun well He assists us to accomplish.

—St. Prosper of Aquitaine

We can begin nothing well unless it is begun in God, the sole Fountain of all real good; begin, therefore, each day by raising your mind and heart to God. On awaking in the morning, let your first thoughts be devoted to this great truth: God is here present; and make an act of lively faith in His Divine Presence. Let your first action be the Sign of the Cross, according to the custom of the early Christians; your first words the holy Names of Jesus and Mary; and the first impulse of your heart an offering of yourself to God, by saying with the deepest feelings of respect:

OFFERING OF YOURSELF TO GOD

I adore You, O my God; I love You with my whole heart; I thank You for all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and especially for dying for me on the Cross, shedding all Your blood for the salvation of my soul, and preserving me in life up to the present moment; to You I consecrate my heart and my whole self.

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RISE EARLY

Remember that the Christian life is one of action; not of speech and daydreams. Let there be few words and many deeds, and let them be done well.

—St. Vincent Pallotti

Nothing can be more thoroughly in opposition to a well-regulated Christian life than late rising; for which reason never allow sloth to get the better of you, but rise early, and dress yourself diligently and modestly, remembering the presence of