The Epiphany of our Lord

Download the homily: "The Epiphany of our Lord" in pdf format. A homily given by Saint Josemaría Escrivá on 6 January 1956, feast of the Epiphany (Matthew 2, 1-5.7-11) When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the [...]
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Christmas message

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Rome and throughout the world, and all men and women, whom the Lord loves! The light of that first Christmas was like a fire kindled in the night. All about there was darkness, while in the cave there shone the true [...]
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Christmases with St. Josemaria

The best Christmases in my life were in the four years I spent in Rome with St Josemaría Escrivá. I don't remember exactly what we had to eat - that didn't matter so much. But I can still hear the carols we sang round the [...]
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The Christ Child

St Josemaria with a figure of the Christ Child in his arms talking to people in Opus Dei in Rome, Christmas 1972
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Christmas carol: Little Donkey

From the DVD 'Christmas Voices', by Eremeran Hills Study Centre (Sydney, Australia) Download the carol “Continue thinking about the donkey’s good qualities and notice how in order to do anything worth while, it has to allow itself to be ruled by the will of whoever [...]
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Christmas letter

Bishop Javier Echevarria, in his Christmas letter, comments on the liturgical texts for Advent in the light of some of the writings of Pope Benedict XVI and St Josemaria, to explain the true meaning of Christmas. December offers us many opportunities to prepare for the [...]
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3rd Joyful Mystery: The birth of Jesus

Now it came to pass in those days, that a decree went forth from Caesar Augustus that a census of the whole world should be taken. This first census took place while Cyrinus was governor of Syria. And all were going, each to his own [...]
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Father Josemaría’s Baby Jesus

Among the treasures of the Royal Monastery of Saint Elizabeth in Madrid is this sixteenth-century wooden figure of Baby Jesus. The Augustinian Recollect Sisters still have a vivid memory of Saint Josemaría, then a young priest, who was their chaplain from 1931 and rector of [...]
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A Spanish Christmas carol: "Madre, en la puerta hay un Niño"

St Josemaría had very fond memories connected with the family’s Christmas celebrations. Together with Carmen, he would help his father put up the Nativity scene. And the whole family sang Christmas carols together. He remembered in particular the one which begins Madre, en la puerta [...]
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