God Above All
Meet the brilliant, fiery, and heroic Ven. Mother María Félix Torres of Spain (1907–2001), whose life is compared to St. Ignatius of Loyola’s and who desired to belong to a Society of Jesus for women. Surmounting great obstacles, she founded the religious institute Company of the Savior and Mater Salvatoris Colleges — with convents and schools in Europe, Africa, and the Americas — following the steps of the saints and missionaries of the Society of Jesus.
Even as a child, María was gifted with an aptitude for learning and bore a great capacity to love. She was full of life in her close-knit family, and experienced God’s presence powerfully with her First Communion, developing from that moment a special devotion to our Lord. As she began reading spiritual books and practicing devotions at boarding school, María’s life was transformed. She sought from there to live for “the greater glory of God,” even as a chemist in the world of academia.
In these fascinating pages which read like a novel, you will gain:
- Gratitude and joy, realizing how deeply you are loved as a child of God
- Fortitude, in seeing how María overcame her resistance in following God’s call
- Serenity, in regarding the peaceful way she dealt with her sufferings and imperfections
- Inspiration, through María’s apostolic fervor among atheists at her university
- Encouragement, in how God guided María on the tortuous road of discerning her vocation
- Courage, in seeing how she practiced the Faith clandestinely in a time of persecution
- Zeal, via María’s tireless desire to set others afire for the glory of God
- Rekindled faith, through her mysticism and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
Your passion for evangelism will soar when you read María’s accounts of bringing the knowledge and love of Christ to others during periods of political instability in Venezuela and severe religious persecution in Spain, when many faithful were martyred and convents and religious schools were looted and burned.
By her witness through daily financial struggles, health issues, and times of incomprehension and trouble that deeply pierced her heart, Mother María’s example will spur you on in the pursuit of holiness. And through her heart-pounding and harrowing real-life adventures, you will see how she cherished and protected the greatest secret of all.
Endorsements
Jesus told us that the greatest in His kingdom would be those who observe His commandments and teach others to do the same. Mother Félix spent her life saying yes to whatever God asked and helping generations of her religious sisters and students learn how to love God above all. This book is a compelling chronicle of her greatness, immersing us in her heroic faith, hope, and love. It is a classroom in which this humble master of the Christian life will mother you, too, on the road that leads to happiness, holiness, and Heaven.
Roger Landry
With profound insight and spiritual richness, this biography of Madre María Félix Torres beautifully captures her unwavering dedication to God’s will. Her life of prayer, sacrifice, humility, and leadership in founding the Company of the Savior and Mater Salvatoris schools serves as a powerful testament to the transformative power of faith. Readers will find in Madre María Félix an inspiring model of virtue, apostolic zeal, and trust in God’s Providence.
Frank Caggiano
In reading the story of Madre Félix’s life, I found a great spiritual model, mentor, and friend—a saint. God will be greatly glorified by this biography. Madre Félix, who loved consecrated religious life, will be a great intercessor and source of strength for religious sisters and superiors and a model for foundresses of religious communities yet to be given to the Church by God in the years to come.
Agnes Mary Donovan
Details
| Pages | 256 |
|---|---|
| ISBN or UPC | 979-8-88911-480-2 |
| Dimensions | N/A |
| Weight | N/A |
| SKU | 4802 |
| SKU | d14819 |
