The life of saint Josemaria for children

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. Tags: Donkey, The Escriva family, Logroño, For younger readers

Josemaria becomes a Priest

The long-awaited day arrived. March 28, 1925, in the church of St Charles Seminary, Josemaria, aged 23, received ordination to the priesthood. His little family, in their best clothes, witnessed the ceremony from the front bench Tags: The Escriva family, Order, For younger readers, Priesthood, Saragossa

The Life

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. Tags: Barbastro, The Escriva family, Footprints in the Snow

The First Years of Opus Dei

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. Tags: Founding of Opus Dei, Madrid

Prayer

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. Tags: Prayer, For younger readers

Favours

Favours granted to children by Saint Josemaría Tags: Prayer, For younger readers