Footprints in the Snow

One winter's day Josemaria went out early and saw some bare footprints in the snow. A friar was walking barefoot to offer a sacrifice to God.
Tags: The Escriva family, Footprints in the Snow, Opus Dei, For younger readers, Vocation

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Mr Jose Escriva's business collapsed

Mr Jose Escriva was Josemaria's dad. His business collapsed, and he had to take a job in Logroño. The family moved there in 1915.
Tags: The Escriva family, Divine sonship, Logroño, For younger readers, Poverty

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Saint Josemaria's song, Peru

A children’s song in Spanish about the life of Saint Josemaria composed in Peru, sung by the Torrecillas kindergarten choir, in Lima (Peru). The song was composed in 2008 by Mónica Roca, who explains that in writing the lyrics she was inspired by the book [...]
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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 [...]
Tags: The Escriva family, For younger readers, Christmas