The story of St Josemaria’s life with pictures for younger readers. Prayer to Saint Josemaria and favours obtained by children through his intercession. Illustrated story of his life in pdf format for downloading. http://www.josemariaescriva.info/ Josemaria Escriva was a happy, naughty and funny child. Josemaria had a sister called Carmen, who was two years older than him. Their mother Doña Dolores was a housewife, and Don José worked in a shop which sold cloth and chocolate.]]> As soon as he could, Father Josemaria set up an apartment for university students to live in. This meant that he could talk to them about God and help them to be better Christians. ]]> When Josemaría was very little, his mother and father taught him to pray short and simple prayers to Jesus, Mary and his Guardian Angel.]]> Children’s prayer through Saint Josemaría’s intercession Dear God, Saint Josemaría loved you a lot and he also loved children. I would like to love you as much as he did and to please you always.]]> Favours granted to children by Saint Josemaría]]> Paulina Monckeberg, author and illustrator of the book “Life and adventures of a water-wheel donkey... and his little watch-mender” tells how the book came to be written. ]]> On January 13, 1902, everyone in St Josemaria’s house got up early and put on their best clothes. The little family was going to gather at the baptismal font in Barbastro Cathedral that morning.]]> The Little Watch-mender was not worried because he knew God’s will. But he was sorry to see the little boy looking so poorly, and his parents’ distress. ]]> Pero el trabajo del Relojerico no terminaba ahí. Se diría que recién comenzaba. Al volver del colegio, Josemaría entraba corriendo a casa. ]]> Every year, on the feast-day of Mrs Dolores Escrivá, Saint Josemaría’s mother, the whole family waited in joyous anticipation for the dessert they always had that day.]]>