The miracle for the canonization

In November 1992, when I went to the Ministry of Agriculture, the fingers of both hands were very badly affected. On the left hand it was the index, middle and ring fingers, and on the right hand mainly the index and middle fingers. In particular [...]
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St Josemaria for a patron saint

A mother blogs about her small son’s devotion to his patron saint, Josemaria. Thursday is the Optional Memorial of St. Josemaria Escriva. This is one of my son’s patron saints. We named him after this saint in thanksgiving to St. Josemaria. In 2002 we made a [...]
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A travelling statue of Saint Josemaría for Paraguay

A statue blessed by Pope John Paul II on 6 October 2002 at the end of the canonization ceremony of Saint Josemaría has been taken through the whole of Paraguay, travelling from the north to the south of the country in a journey lasting nearly [...]
Tags: Devotion, Pictures and statues of St Josemaria Escriva

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A Family Builds a Shrine in Gratitude for Saint Josemaría

There are all sorts of ways of showing gratitude with deeds. Esteban Casado’s family chose to build a shrine with a statue of Saint Josemaría. Like that many more people can come and pray as intensely as they did when they appealed to his intercession [...]
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Dutch Musician Composes a Mass in Honour of Saint Josemaría

Peter Soeters, a musician from Maastricht, had spent some time turning over the idea of composing a Mass for amateur choirs. After a serious illness and a period of convalescence, Soeters completed his Missa Brevis in thanksgiving to Saint Josemaría. The Missa Brevis was sung [...]
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Saint Josemaría Stamp Issued in Japan

The Japanese Post Office has issued a set of stamps with pictures of Saint Josemaría, the Founder of Opus Dei. The stamp carries a picture of the Saint and the words “Saint Josemaría Escrivá. Founder of Opus Dei” in Japanese characters. Saint Josemaría always felt a special [...]
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Saint Josemaría in Paris procession

For several years now the Diocese of Paris has organised an annual procession with banners on the Feast of All Saints, 1 November. The procession starts at the Church of Notre Dame de Passy and ends at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, taking in streets [...]
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Vatican Issues Saint Josemaría Stamp

On 18 November the Vatican Philatelic Department is issuing a stamp and postmark of Saint Josemaría. The design is by the artist Irio Fantini, on the basis of a sketch produced by the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Department. The postmark shows the face of the [...]
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New Saint Josemaría Stamps in Guatemala and Panama

Guatemala and Panama join the list of countries with special issues of postage stamps commemorating the canonization and centenary of the birth of Josemaría Escrivá. On August 29 2003, 600,000 postage stamps were issued by the Guatemala Postal Service commemorating the centenary of the birth of [...]
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A much-needed award

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