13-7-1974

“The first sacrament, the one you have closest to hand, is Confession. I advise you to receive it often, and I can advise that because I too go to Confession at least once a week. If you aren’t made of completely different material, you will [...] Tags:

11-7-1974

“Man was created, as Holy Scripture says, to work. If our first parents hadn’t sinned, work wouldn’t be something difficult, it would be a delight. But if we work for love of God, although it’s hard and seems of little importance, work is always something [...] Tags:

8-7-1974

“I’ll say to the Mother of God, ‘Mother of mine, I love you as much as these people do. Grant me as much faith as they have’.” Before leaving Chile St Josemaría went to pray at the shrine of Our Lady of Lo Vásquez. Tags:

6-7-1974

“In your work, the great Stranger acts as he does in everyone’s work. Just like me, you feel hesitations and doubts: ‘I can turn right or left, I can talk about this or keep quiet.’ I’m experiencing it at this very moment. And it’s the [...] Tags:

5-7-1974

“In Opus Dei there are people from all social backgrounds. There are rich people and there are poor people.... which is great. Because there’s room for rich and poor, healthy and sick... And if someone says to me, ‘Can I be in Opus Dei, though [...] Tags:

2-7-1974

“Those children sometimes seem to be little rebels, but they’re not, they’re just mischievous. And you are hand-carving, on their souls and on their hearts, the Christian teachings and the education that people need in today’s world. Just keep calm! If, as well as that, [...] Tags: