Stories & Games for young people

— Life of St Josemaria for young people — Children’s prayercard Games for the Christmas vacations — The road to Bethlehem — The birth of Jesus — Jesus in the crib — Help the shepherds to find Baby Jesus Listen to some Spanish Christmas carols that St Josemaria loved Labyrinth games — Catechism classes — [...]
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Favours

This section tells about some of the favours that Saint Josemaría granted to children and young people. If you want to write about a favour he granted you or someone you know, click here. Father, you can’t NOT grant me this favour I go to the Gimnasio [...]
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New children’s book about the life of Saint Josemaría

Through the Mountains: the Life of Saint Josemaría has just been published in comic-strip format by Coccinelle BD, a Belgian publisher. The text is by Paule Fostroy and the pictures by J. Gillissen and E. Gabriel. The book is being published simultaneously in 7 languages: English, Catalan, [...]
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Video about St Josemaría for young viewers

“God’s Footprints: The Life of St. Josemaria Escriva” is the title of a cartoon film about Saint Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer. The cartoon, produced by Pasoalto (Barcelona, Spain), lasts 30 minutes and is available in English and Spanish. Pedro Ramon Marcet, producer, says that the cartoon [...]
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Prayer

Dear God, Saint Josemaría loved you a lot and he also loved children. I would like to love you as much as he did and to please you always. I want to help you make the world a better place and to make people happier. I want to think [...]
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Life and Adventures of a Water-Wheel Donkey… and His Little Watch-Mender

Vida y venturas de un borrico de noria… y su relojerico (“Life and Adventures of a Water-Wheel Donkey… and His Little Watch-Mender”). “The speaker is a Guardian Angel, just like the one you have. He’s called Little Watch-Mender, and he’s the Guardian Angel who looked after [...]
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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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Family History: Recipe for Crespillos

Every year, on the feast-day of Mrs Dolores Escrivá, Saint Josemaría’s mother, the whole family waited in joyous anticipation for the dessert they always had that day. The kitchen door opened and there appeared… crespillos! Everyone cheered and clapped. It was a simple dessert that Mrs. [...]
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