21-7-1969

Saint Josemaría watched the televised account of the first moon landing. Monsignor Alvaro del Portillo later described how deeply Saint Josemaría appreciated all kinds of human realities. “He read the daily papers, watched the news on television, he liked love-songs, he used to pray for [...] Tags:

1969.5.7

Saint Josemaría visited the shrine of Our Lady of Einsiedeln, Switzerland, after going to Lourdes in France and the shrines of Our Lady of Sonsoles, el Pilar and La Merced in Spain, praying for a definitive canonical solution for Opus Dei. This would arrive in [...] Tags:

1969.5.3

“I hope for spiritual fruits: graces which our Lord will grant, in his kindness, to those who come to the shrine to venerate his blessed Mother. Those are the miracles I want to see: conversion and peace for many souls.” Saint Josemaría was speaking of [...] Tags:

1968.4.30

“In this month of May which begins tomorrow I would like each of us to begin to offer one little extra sacrifice: a bit more study, finishing off a piece of work better, a smile[...] Tags: Our Lady

1967.11.26

“We are deeply moved, and our hearts profoundly shaken, when we listen attentively to St Paul’s cry: ‘This is God’s will for you, your sanctification’ (I Thess 4:3). Today, once again, I set myself this goal, and I also remind you and all mankind: this [...] Tags:

1967.10.8

“There is no other way. Either we learn to find our Lord in ordinary, everyday life, or else we shall never find him. That is why I can tell you that our age needs to give back to matter and to the most trivial occurrences [...] Tags: