Best friends with Dad

Paulina Mönckeberg

In autumn the chestnut-sellers appeared. Mr Escriva used to buy a handful of hot roasted chestnuts and put them in his pocket. The minute his footsteps and the sound of the front door were heard, Josemaria rushed to greet him. Tags: books, For younger readers

Josemaria’s First Holy Communion

Paulina Mönckeberg

When he was 10, Josemaria received Jesus into his soul for the first time. It was April 23. From early in the morning his Guardian Angel had been whispering in his ear, prompting him to say the prayer he had learned beforehand to prepare for his first Holy Communion. Tags: The Escriva family, For younger readers, Holy Communion

The life of saint Josemaria for children

Paulina Mönckeberg

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

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

Paulina Mönckeberg

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