1975.2.8

“I’m going to bless your studies, your work, your loves which are good and noble, and your families,” said Saint Josemaría to a gathering of students and others in Venezuela, before giving them his blessing. Tags:

1975.2.7

“A rich friend of mine once told me, ‘I don’t know whether I’m a good man or not, because I’ve never found myself jobless and broke, with my wife sick. I’ve never seen my children weak with hunger while I was jobless and broke. I’ve [...] Tags:

1975.2.4

“I haven’t seen anything of Caracas, but on the way up here I could see those wretched shanty-towns from the main road. In Opus Dei there is room for everyone. This vocation is not only for university students. You have to do apostolate with the [...] Tags:

28.8.1974

In Caracas, Venezuela, Saint Josemaría was asked how to pray. He said: “You know that our Lord is in the Tabernacle, but he is also in the centre of our souls in grace. And so whenever you say ‘I firmly believe that you are here…’, [...] Tags:

17.8.1974

St Josemaría had been in Venezuela since August 15 but was still unwell from the altitude sickness which had affected him in Ecuador. He stayed in Altoclaro Conference Centre, a few kilometers outside Caracas. He said, “In Ecuador, all my catechesis consisted of not speaking, [...] Tags:

1-8-1974

Saint Josemaría arrived in Ecuador, South America. He was unable to see anybody until August 10 because he was suffering from altitude sickness, or soroche as it is called in Quito. Somebody said how sorry they were that the 3000 meter altitude was giving him [...] Tags: