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1971.8.23

St Josemaría heard in his soul, with an irresistible force that filled him with peace, the phrase “Adeamus cum fiducia ad thronum gloriae, ut misericordiam consequamur!” (“Let us go with confidence to the throne of glory that we may obtain mercy!” Cf. Hebrews 4:16.) He [...] Tags:

1971.8.3

“God is with us. If we look for him we will always find him. If we don’t look for him we won’t have him with us. And so, my children, if we want, there is no difficulty that can’t be overcome: God is with us, [...] Tags:

1971.6.10

The solemnity of Corpus Christi was celebrated on this day in 1971. St Josemarías said, “Today it makes me especially happy to thank the Angels for the way they pay court to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, in all Tabernacles, whether or not it’s a [...] Tags:

1970.8.6

Our Lord caused these words from Isaiah to ring out in Saint Josemaría’s mind: “Clama, ne cesses!” (“Shout out, do not hold back!” Isaiah 58:1) Some years later he told what had happened: “There was a person who was going through great suffering – not [...] Tags:

1970.6.2

St Josemaría greets a woman who is very moved to see him, during his visit to Mexico. He went there on a catechetical journey, meeting over 20,000 people from every walk of life, to whom he passed on the message of faith, sanctification of ordinary [...] Tags:

1970.5.27

In a gathering with professional men in Mexico Saint Josemaría recalled: “My father’s business went very badly. And I thank God for it, because that taught me what poverty was; otherwise I’d never have known. Can you see what a good thing that is? Now [...] Tags: