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O smar L u dovico
E d i to r a M u n d o C r i s tão
p o r Pau l o S é r g i o G omes
Mentor. Advisor. Spiritual guide. Osmar Ludovico is deeply re-
nowned among those who inspire themselves in his teaching, such
as authors Ed René Kivitz, who forewords this work, and Maurício
Zágari, the editor, who calls him the pious thinker. After O Caminho do
Peregrino, written in partnership with Laurentino Gomes, and Meditatio,
a hymn to intimacy with God, here is his third book – Inspiratio.
Not claiming to be a writer
himself, Osmar presents in an exem-
plar manifesto (anti-credo) that by
which he guides his conscience and
character. He is faithful to reclusion
and contemplation, to the discrete
service for the community, and to the
sharing of friendship and affection.
Through Inspiratio – with the double
meaning of “source of creativity” and
“breathing action essential to live” –
we are spurred towards a deep quest
for spirituality based on simplicity,
prayer, silence and meditation.
This book of reflections is divided
in four subjects: God, the Church,
Faith and Society, and Spirituality.
In Divinatis, we find the greatness of
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God’s love in our midst, while Ecclesia
highlights the legacy of Christianity’s
foundations that helped prepare the
movement spearheaded by Jesus
throughout the last two millennia.
In the chapter Fide et Societas are
addressed such subjects that deal with
each and every one of us: money,
marriage, worship, among others.
Osmar Ludovico saves Spiritus for
last, where his intimate compassion
becomes evident, inviting the reader
to contemplative immersion and to
hear God’s voice, reading the Bible,
exposing all his vulnerability and
taking the reader from repentance to
devotion to Him.