THE LIFE OF JAVIER
Javier Sartorius was an extroverted young man and a promising Spanish tennis player, with a successful life in the world of sports in the United States, where he had graduated in Business Administration. However, he was looking for a deeper meaning in life.
Shocked by the poverty of the homeless in Los Angeles, and already a paddle-tennis champion in that country, he decided to leave everything and go as a missionary to Cuzco (Peru). There he began a spiritual journey of radical surrender. His need to encounter God through poverty, silence and prayer led him to the Seminary of Toledo and later to the Community of Lord, in the mountains of the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees.
There he entered the contemplative life and discovered the hidden treasure he had been searching for. Already close to Jesus Christ, Javier faced the cross with joy in the form of illness. He died of a sudden heart attack shortly before receiving the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
THE LIFE OF JAVIER
Javier Sartorius was an extroverted young man and a promising Spanish tennis player, with a successful life in the world of sports in the United States, where he had graduated in Business Administration. However, he was looking for a deeper meaning in life.
Shocked by the poverty of the homeless in Los Angeles, and already a paddle-tennis champion in that country, he decided to leave everything and go as a missionary to Cuzco (Peru). There he began a spiritual journey of radical surrender. His need to encounter God through poverty, silence and prayer led him to the Seminary of Toledo and later to the Community of Lord, in the mountains of the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees.
There he entered the contemplative life and discovered the hidden treasure he had been searching for. Already close to Jesus Christ, Javier faced the cross with joy in the form of illness. He died of a sudden heart attack shortly before receiving the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
This documentary about Javier Sartorius seeks to go beyond a simple biographical account. He wants to transmit the spiritual experience of renunciation and detachment in favor of a joyful, silent and contemplative Love. It seeks to appeal to young people dreaming of wealth, to girls in search of a fulfilling love, and to Catholics who attend mass without real commitment.
More than highlighting Javier’s holiness, it seeks to challenge, provoke and attract, showing the beauty of a faith that flees from comfort, that breaks schemes, and that trusts completely in the Lord. The film is proposed as a journey: from the allure of worldly success to the chapel of a shrine lost in the mountains, passing through the impact of poverty in Peru and addressing the need for spiritual life in the first world.
More than highlighting Javier’s holiness, it seeks to challenge, provoke and attract, showing the beauty of a faith that flees from comfort, that breaks schemes, and that trusts completely in the Lord. The film is proposed as a journey: from the allure of worldly success to the chapel of a shrine lost in the mountains, passing through the impact of poverty in Peru and addressing the need for spiritual life in the first world.
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WHO WE ARE
This documentary is promoted by three entities that wish to make Javier’s story known to the world:
The Association Pro Beatification of Javier Sartorius aims to spread the exemplary life of Javier and to promote the process for his beatification and canonization, with full respect for the canonical norms of the Catholic Church.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Lord is a very spiritually significant place, imbued with history and devotion. The Shrine and the Lord’s Community played a crucial role in Xavier’s life.
ADAUGE is a digital agency and audiovisual production company committed to telling inspiring human stories, always through the prism of Christian values.
WHERE WE ARE
- Lord's Sanctuary
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- tel: 973 29 90 90 20
- lordsantuari@gmail.com