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Sulco
"Tal como Caminho – livro que alcançou já uma tiragem superior a três milhões de exemplares, e que foi traduzido para mais de trinta línguas –, Sulco é fruto da vida interior e da experiência de almas de Mons. Escrivá. Foi escrito com a intenção de fomentar e facilitar a oração pessoal. Seu gênero e seu estilo não são, pois, os dos tratados teológicos sistemáticos, embora a sua rica e profunda espiritualidade encerre uma elevada teologia."
"Sulco quer alcançar a pessoa inteira do cristão – corpo e alma, natureza e graça –, e não apenas a inteligência. Por isso, não tem por fonte unicamente a reflexão, mas a própria vida cristã: reflete as ondas de movimento e de quietude, de energia espiritual e de paz, que a ação do Espírito Santo foi imprimindo na alma do Servo de Deus e nas dos que o rodeavam. Spiritus, ubi vult, spirat, o Espírito sopra onde quer (Ioann. III, 8), e traz consigo uma profundidade e harmonia de vida inigualáveis, que não se podem – nem se devem – aprisionar nos estreitos limites de um esquema feito em termos humanos."
Da Apresentação de D. Álvaro del Portillo
"Sulco quer alcançar a pessoa inteira do cristão – corpo e alma, natureza e graça –, e não apenas a inteligência. Por isso, não tem por fonte unicamente a reflexão, mas a própria vida cristã: reflete as ondas de movimento e de quietude, de energia espiritual e de paz, que a ação do Espírito Santo foi imprimindo na alma do Servo de Deus e nas dos que o rodeavam. Spiritus, ubi vult, spirat, o Espírito sopra onde quer (Ioann. III, 8), e traz consigo uma profundidade e harmonia de vida inigualáveis, que não se podem – nem se devem – aprisionar nos estreitos limites de um esquema feito em termos humanos."
Da Apresentação de D. Álvaro del Portillo
351 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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About the author
Josemaría Escrivá
146 books177 followersSaint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (9 January 1902 – 26 June 1975) was a Roman Catholic priest from Spain who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the teaching that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. He was canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II, who declared Saint Josemaría should be "counted among the great witnesses of Christianity."
Josemaría’s father’s textile business failed in 1915, so the family relocated to Logroño, where José found other work. It was in Logroño that Josemaría sensed his vocation for the first time. After seeing some bare footprints left in the snow by a friar who had walked that way a short time earlier, he felt that God wanted something from him, though he did not know exactly what. He thought that he could more easily discover what it was if he became a priest, so he began to prepare for the priesthood, first in Logroño and later in Saragossa. Following his father’s advice, he also studied for a law degree at the University of Saragossa. His father died in 1924 and Josemaría was left as head of the family. Ordained on March 28, 1925, he began his ministry in a rural parish, and afterwards in Saragossa.
In 1927, with the permission of his bishop, Fr. Josemaría moved to Madrid to work on his doctorate in law. There, on October 2, 1928, God showed him clearly the mission he had been hinting to him for several years; and he founded Opus Dei. From that day on he worked with all his energies to develop the foundation that God asked of him, while he continued to fulfill the various priestly responsibilities he had at that time. These brought him into daily contact with sickness and poverty in the hospitals and the poor districts of Madrid.
When the civil war broke out in 1936, Josemaría was in Madrid. The religious persecution forced him to take refuge in a variety of places. He exercised his priestly ministry in a clandestine fashion until he was finally able to leave Madrid. After escaping across the Pyrenees to southern France, he took up residence in Burgos.
At the end of the war in 1939 he returned to Madrid. In the years that followed he gave many retreats to lay people, priests, and members of religious orders. In the same year, 1939, he completed his doctorate in law.
Josemaría’s father’s textile business failed in 1915, so the family relocated to Logroño, where José found other work. It was in Logroño that Josemaría sensed his vocation for the first time. After seeing some bare footprints left in the snow by a friar who had walked that way a short time earlier, he felt that God wanted something from him, though he did not know exactly what. He thought that he could more easily discover what it was if he became a priest, so he began to prepare for the priesthood, first in Logroño and later in Saragossa. Following his father’s advice, he also studied for a law degree at the University of Saragossa. His father died in 1924 and Josemaría was left as head of the family. Ordained on March 28, 1925, he began his ministry in a rural parish, and afterwards in Saragossa.
In 1927, with the permission of his bishop, Fr. Josemaría moved to Madrid to work on his doctorate in law. There, on October 2, 1928, God showed him clearly the mission he had been hinting to him for several years; and he founded Opus Dei. From that day on he worked with all his energies to develop the foundation that God asked of him, while he continued to fulfill the various priestly responsibilities he had at that time. These brought him into daily contact with sickness and poverty in the hospitals and the poor districts of Madrid.
When the civil war broke out in 1936, Josemaría was in Madrid. The religious persecution forced him to take refuge in a variety of places. He exercised his priestly ministry in a clandestine fashion until he was finally able to leave Madrid. After escaping across the Pyrenees to southern France, he took up residence in Burgos.
At the end of the war in 1939 he returned to Madrid. In the years that followed he gave many retreats to lay people, priests, and members of religious orders. In the same year, 1939, he completed his doctorate in law.
In 1946 he took up residence in Rome. There he obtained a doctorate in theology from the Lateran University and was named consultor to two Vatican Congregations, as well as honorary member of the Pontifical Academy of Theology, and prelate of honor to His Holiness. He followed closely the preparations for the Second Vatican Council and its various sessions (1962-1965), keeping in touch with many of the council fathers. From Rome he frequently went to different countries in Europe, including Britain and Ireland, to spur on the apostolic work of Opus Dei. It was with the same objective that, between 1970 and 1975, he made long trips to Mexico, Spain, Portugal, South America, and Guatemala, holding catechetical gatherings which large numbers of men and women attended.
He died in Rome on June 26, 1975. Thousands of people, including many bishops (a third of all the bishops in the world), requested that the Holy See open his cause of beatification and canonization.
On May 17, 1992, Pope John Paul II beatified Josemaría Escrivá. He proclaimed him a saint ten years later, on October 6, 2002, in St. Peter’s Square, in Rome, before a great multitude. In his homily on that occasion, the Pope said: “Following in his footsteps, spread in society the awareness that we are called to holiness, without distinction of race, class, culture or age."
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March 2, 2015
I can't see any big difference with Josemaría Escrivá's most famous work The Way, which was another collection of little nuggets of insightful pastoral advice. Josemaría was of course the founder of the famous Roman Catholic institution, Opus Dei. The taste for Josemaría Escrivá comes with age, I guess. It is only recently that I have begun to appreciate his writings, which crystallize his long and rich experience in pastoral counselling, which in turn reflects his own long and rich life. What can I say? A good example of what I mean is meditation 971 (there are 1000 meditations in all): "If you occupy a position of responsibility you should remember as you do your job that personal achievement perishes with the person who made himself indispensable."
March 17, 2012
Brilliant and brief insights into the meaning of life. I refer to this often for inspiration and guidance.
December 8, 2016
Otra fantástica recopilación de máximas de san Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, útiles para ir desgranando poco a poco en la oración. Excepto la número 1000, claro. :-D
April 18, 2025
A good and wise man, St Josemaria
March 21, 2024
Uno de los tres volúmenes de San Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (Camino, Surco y Forja) que se centra en las virtudes humanas para retarnos a ser mejores personas para el mundo y que dejemos un surco a nuestro paso.
Recopilación de 1000 pensamientos, frases, meditaciones... para ayudarnos a reflexionar sobre puntos concretos de nuestra fe, nuestras actitudes y nuestro carácter.
No es un libro para leer 'del tirón' (aunque se puede y lo hice). Sino para seleccionar un par de puntos cada día (o cuando queramos), puede ser al azar o según el tema que deseemos trabajar, y tomarse el tiempo de meditar sobre ellos.
Al final del libro se incluye un índice de temas muy útil.
Aquí un ejemplo: "Lo que se necesita para conseguir la felicidad, no es una vida cómoda, sino un corazón enamorado. (Surco n. 795)
Recopilación de 1000 pensamientos, frases, meditaciones... para ayudarnos a reflexionar sobre puntos concretos de nuestra fe, nuestras actitudes y nuestro carácter.
No es un libro para leer 'del tirón' (aunque se puede y lo hice). Sino para seleccionar un par de puntos cada día (o cuando queramos), puede ser al azar o según el tema que deseemos trabajar, y tomarse el tiempo de meditar sobre ellos.
Al final del libro se incluye un índice de temas muy útil.
Aquí un ejemplo: "Lo que se necesita para conseguir la felicidad, no es una vida cómoda, sino un corazón enamorado. (Surco n. 795)
May 26, 2017
"May we profit by them and be moved by them to leave behind us in our life a deep and fertile 'furrow', left by our deeds." - Escriva
Another wonderful collection of aphorisms (or proverbs, if you prefer), some more lengthy than those in The Way. A mostly different collection of topics from The Way, each chapter concludes by pointing to Mary as an example of the virtue indicated. I think I like Furrow a bit better than "The Way" but repeated reading may change my mind.
Another wonderful collection of aphorisms (or proverbs, if you prefer), some more lengthy than those in The Way. A mostly different collection of topics from The Way, each chapter concludes by pointing to Mary as an example of the virtue indicated. I think I like Furrow a bit better than "The Way" but repeated reading may change my mind.
July 15, 2025
Escrivá continua à nos ensinar, e através de diversas meditações ele nos convence a melhorarmos em nossa vida cristã. Sermos propaganda para os gentios, termos mais intimidade com Cristo, Trabalho, Oração, Perseverança e Penitência. Realmente, ele é o santo do cotidiano. Que o Nosso Senhor Jesus nos dê força para seguir esses santos temas propostos por Cristo, mas traduzidos para o mundo contemporâneo através de seus Santos e santas.
November 3, 2020
My first book from Josemaria, the founder of Opus Dei, with 1,000 thoughts, advice, reminders on various aspects in life eg. responsibility, death, heart, free will, from Catholic perspective yet I believe are applicable universally.
October 28, 2025
It is an honor to be rebuked, encouraged, and called to higher living in Christ by St. Josemaria, in a thousand ways.
I feel like this one kicked up a notch the intensity of loving, wise rebuke as compared to The Way.
I feel like this one kicked up a notch the intensity of loving, wise rebuke as compared to The Way.
January 5, 2021
Great book of pithy sayings, sage advice, and inspirational quotes.
April 24, 2021
Assim como "Caminho", Sulco é um livro para te acompanhar nos minutos de meditação diária. Com reflexões certeiras para te auxiliar no crescimento da vida espiritual.
December 19, 2021
Little nuggets of wisdom from St. Josemaria Escriva- at times inspirational, at times challenging. ALWAYS needing to be heard if you are striving for Sainthood. MUST READ for ALL CATHOLICS!!
August 26, 2022
so much Holy Spirit going on. True pure words. every page. Replace your locusts with strong oak and walnut - this is happiness
April 11, 2023
Good points for considerations and personal meditation.
February 12, 2024
Asemenea cărții „Drum“ a aceluiași autor, această micuță carte conține multe sfaturi și cugetări folositoare. Recomand.
Notă: am citit ediția în limba română, care nu e încărcată aici.
Notă: am citit ediția în limba română, care nu e încărcată aici.
November 1, 2024
Me encantó la forma en que fue dividido y también porque ayuda a seguir creciendo en virtud.
January 5, 2023
This is one of three great little books by Josemaria Escriva’s The Way, Furrow and The Forge. Each of these three volumes are collections of thoughts, pense’s musings and meditations. They can be read from beginning to end or randomly opened and read just as you find them. Some of the reflections will require more thought and work then others. Some examples that particularly grabbed my attention are:
“As soon as you willfully allow a dialogue with temptation to begin, the soul is robbed of its peace, just as consent to impurity destroys grace.”
#836
“Prayer is the humility of the man who acknowledges his profound wretchedness and the greatness of God. He addresses and adores God as one who expects everything from Him and nothing from himself. Faith is the humility of the mind which renounces its own judgement and surrenders to the verdict and authority of the Church. Obedience is the humility of the will which subjects itself to the will of another, for God's sake. Chastity is the humility of the flesh, which subjects itself to the spirit. Exterior mortification is the humility of the senses. Penance is the humility of all the passions, immolated to the Lord. Humility is truth on the road of the ascetic struggle.”
#259
“Being faithful to God demands a struggle. And it means close combat, man to man — the old man against the man of God — in one small thing after another, without giving in.”
#126
Each of these three little books will help you grow deeper in the Christian life. They will challenge you every time you pick them up and read. I have gotten to the point that I always carry one of them with me, and while waiting for a ride, or before class, or in any spare moment open it and read, and through that reading I pray. Through that prayer I hope to become a better Christian and a better person.
“As soon as you willfully allow a dialogue with temptation to begin, the soul is robbed of its peace, just as consent to impurity destroys grace.”
#836
“Prayer is the humility of the man who acknowledges his profound wretchedness and the greatness of God. He addresses and adores God as one who expects everything from Him and nothing from himself. Faith is the humility of the mind which renounces its own judgement and surrenders to the verdict and authority of the Church. Obedience is the humility of the will which subjects itself to the will of another, for God's sake. Chastity is the humility of the flesh, which subjects itself to the spirit. Exterior mortification is the humility of the senses. Penance is the humility of all the passions, immolated to the Lord. Humility is truth on the road of the ascetic struggle.”
#259
“Being faithful to God demands a struggle. And it means close combat, man to man — the old man against the man of God — in one small thing after another, without giving in.”
#126
Each of these three little books will help you grow deeper in the Christian life. They will challenge you every time you pick them up and read. I have gotten to the point that I always carry one of them with me, and while waiting for a ride, or before class, or in any spare moment open it and read, and through that reading I pray. Through that prayer I hope to become a better Christian and a better person.
December 20, 2010
The words of St. Josemaria Escriva are words to live by.
September 14, 2023
Muy buena herramienta para la oración, con frases breves sigue distintos temas que te ayudarán.
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