Saint Josemaría in Paris procession

For several years now the Diocese of Paris has organised an annual procession with banners on the Feast of All Saints, 1 November Tags: Devotion

First Swedish edition of Friends of God

Last December the Swedish publisher Bokförlaget Catholica brought out a Swedish translation of Saint Josemaría’s book Friends of God Tags: Friends of God

New volumes of the acts of the congress “The Grandeur of Ordinary Life”

The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross publishes volumes covering the workshops on “Family and Culture of Life” and “Youth”. In January 2002 a congress on “The Grandeur of Ordinary Life” was held in Rome, aiming to get to the heart of Josemaría Escrivá’s message. Some [...] Tags: Youth, Ordinary life

God Provides

Joyous narratives of favors granted through the intercession of Josemaria Escrivá, to persons from all over the Philippines. In every story we see God’s infinitely loving care and concern. Monina Allarey Mercado, the book’s editor says: “We know that Saint Josemaria points to God as the [...] Tags: Divine sonship

Vatican Issues Saint Josemaría Stamp

On 18 November the Vatican Philatelic Department is issuing a stamp and postmark of Saint Josemaría. Tags: Devotion

Laguna Clinic: One Year On

Laguna is a palliative care centre, the first of its kind in Spain, offering social support and healthcare to sick and aged people in the south of Madrid. A year ago, with the impetus provided by Saint Josemaría’s canonization, the Vianorte Foundation assembled a group [...] Tags: Sickness

First Church dedicated to Saint Josemaría in Mexico

Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez has consecrated the first Church dedicated to Saint Josemaría in Mexico. The church is in Guadalajara, of which he is the Archbishop. Tags: Church of St Josemaria

New Saint Josemaría Stamps in Guatemala and Panama

Guatemala and Panama join the list of countries with special issues of postage stamps commemorating the canonization and centenary of the birth of Josemaría Escrivá Tags: Devotion

Harambee 2002 funds 18 development projects in Africa

Harambee 2002 is a solidarity project which was started on October 6 2002, around the canonization of Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei Tags: Canonization, Solidarity, Harambee

Inauguration of Municipal Center for Child Education in Brazil

In the presence of a large number of local residents and officials the Saint Josemaria Escriva Municipal Center for Child Education was inaugurated in the Jardin Santiago Tags: school

Devotion to Saint Josemaría in San Felice d’Ocre, Italy

It makes me proud to know that the district for which I am responsible holds not only a spiritual presence but a physical presence of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei Tags: Pictures and statues of St Josemaria Escriva

The feast of Saint Josemaría in Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Brazzaville and Côte d’Ivoire

Nine bishops from various dioceses in the country concelebrated the Mass, with Cardinal Etsou as the main celebrant, at the Cathedral in Kinshasa Tags: June 26

Feast of Saint Josemaría in Seoul and Tallin

The Mass of Saint Josemaría was celebrated to mark his feast-day in St Benedict’s church, Hye Wha dong Parish, Seoul Tags: June 26

A saint of our times

Twenty eight years after the death of Opus Dei's founder on June 26, 1975, the Catholic Church celebrated for the first time this week the feast of Saint Josemaría Escrivá Tags: June 26

June 26, first liturgical feast of St Josemaría Escrivá

Nine months after John Paul II canonized the Founder of Opus Dei on October 6 2002, the Church will first celebrate the feast of St Josemaría, whom the Pope on that occasion described as “the saint of the ordinary”. Tags: June 26