Each man must prepare himself for nothing less than martyrdom

Powerful stuff from Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix.

Let us look to John the Apostle and Beloved Disciple for insights into this battle. In his first Letter to the Church, St. John speaks of the three-fold temptation faced by all of us: temptations to the passions of the flesh, to possessiveness, and to pride (1 John 2: 16-17). Are not all sins tied to these three temptations? John puts his finger on the battles that each of us must fight within ourselves. In fact, Christ fights specifically against these temptations during His encounter with Satan in the desert (Matthew 4), and then gives us instruction in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6) on how we are to fight against them.
Turning away from the passions of the flesh, Jesus rejected Satan’s offering of bread in the desert, and in the Sermon on the Mount, twice He instructs us to fast (Matthew 6:16). Notice that the Lord does not say “if you fast” but rather “when you fast.” Fasting is training in self-knowledge, a key weapon for mastery over oneself. If we do not have dominion over our passions, especially those for food and sex, we cannot possess ourselves and put the interests of others in front of our own.
Tempting Jesus to possessiveness, Satan offered Him “all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them” (Matthew 4:8), but once again, Jesus refused. This shows us that Christ calls us to freedom from the temptation to gain the world at the cost of our souls. Often, Satan tempts not through persons but through objects like a car, a house, or the latest high-speed technologies. There is no shortage of messages that tempt us to grasp for happiness through possessions. We recall how the Rich Young Man left his encounter with Jesus as “sad” because “he had many possessions” (Luke 18:23). Pope Francis reminds us, “The emptier the person’s heart is, the more he or she needs to buy, own, and consume.”[13] With Jesus, we are called to seek out, not to “settle for,” a simplicity of life which frees us for our mission in Christ.
In Satan’s third attack upon Jesus in the desert, the Lord was tempted to pride. Satan enticed our Lord to use his power for selfish purposes, but Jesus rejected this cross-less glory and chose the path of humility. In the Sermon on the Mount, He exhorts us to humility not once but twice when He repeats, “when you pray” (Matthew 6:5). Indeed, the greatest protection from pride and self-reliance is turning humbly to God in prayer. The new technologies of social media where we can constantly display and discuss ourselves can lead to a type of idolatry that consumes us. Honest prayer will keep us grounded and help us to avoid this temptation.

 He recommends adopting a patron saint based on the virtues we need or the weaknesses we suffer

Each man should make a decision to have a patron Saint. While there are many more, I offer the names of ten saints with whom each and every Catholic man should become familiar. Next to each saint’s name is listed the virtue with which he is associated, as well as the sin which opposes that virtue. When we identify our sin and the needed virtue, we can identify which saint’s intercession will be particularly helpful:

• Joseph (Trust in God – selfishness)
• John the Baptist (Humility – arrogance)
• Paul (Adherence to Truth – mediocrity)
• Michael the Archangel (Obedience to God – licentiousness and rebelliousness)
• Benedict (Prayer and Devotion to God – sloth)
• Francis of Assisi (Happiness – moralism)
• Thomas More (Integrity – double-mindedness)
• Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (Chastity – lust)
• Josemaría Escrivá (Boldness – worldly fear)
• Pope St. John Paul II (Defending the Weak – passivity)

It's simply awesome.  I wonder how this is being received in the Diocese of Phoenix: is it mailed to each house?  Are there parish-level programs based on this document?  Bishop Olmsted mentions in the document that many men do not attend Sunday Mass.  So how are they reaching those them with this document?  Is there an organized publicity campaign of any sort? 

Good to see on the eve of the synod