The dedication of the Lateran Basilica

The Church celebrates the feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the first basilica in Christendom, whose Bishop is the successor of Saint Peter. Saint Josemaría wrote in The Forge: “Our Holy Mother the Church, in a magnificent outpouring of love, is scattering the [...] Tags:

All Souls

All Souls. “The Holy Souls in Purgatory. Out of charity, out of justice and out of excusable selfishness – they have such power with God! – remember them often in your sacrifices and in your prayer. May you be able to speak of them as [...] Tags:

All Saints

All Saints: the feast of all those who are already rejoicing in the sight of God. “Being holy means living exactly as our Father in heaven wants us to live. You will say that it is difficult. It is. The ideal is a very high [...] Tags:

Our Lady of the Pillar

Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar. Saint Josemaría said of it: “My devotion to Our Lady of the Pillar began from the time when my parents infused it into each of their children with their Aragonese piety. Later on, while I was studying for [...] Tags:

Archangels Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael

The Church celebrates the feast of the Archangels Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael. Referring to the Angels, Saint Josemaría wrote n. 339 of The Forge: “We have no right to claim that the Angels should obey us – but we can be absolutely [...] Tags:

Our Lady of Ransom

Our Lady of Ransom. In a speech St Josemaría made on being granted the title of adoptive son of Barcelona, he referred to his devotion to Our Lady of Ransom, who is the patron of Barcelona. “Little by little there is coming true what I [...] Tags: