Along the roads of Europe

Along the roads of Europe At the beginning of April 1970, St Josemaria, founder of Opus Dei, said he wanted to visit two shrines of our Lady like a twelfth-century pilgrim: with the same love, the same simplicity and the same joy. He was going there [...]
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Pilgrimage to Sonsoles

On May 2, 1935, St Josemaria, founder of Opus Dei, went on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Sonsoles, Spain. When he got home again he decided to honour our Lady in that way every May, with a simple, penitential pilgrimage.
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Show that you’re a Mother!

St Josemaria’s prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe She will sort everything out On May 1, 1970, St Josemaria announced his desire to cross the Atlantic and prostrate himself at the feet of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Recalling the circumstances of that outburst of filial love for [...]
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Half a million pilgrims join the pope for a Mass in Fatima

Half a million pilgrims join the pope for a Mass in Fatima.
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Einsiedeln

The shrine of Einsiedeln lies in the canton of Schwyz, whose name has turned into that of the whole country – Switzerland. Einsiedeln is about 40 minutes’ drive from Zurich. The shrine is of ancient origin; part of its history is found in a letter [...]
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What is the Holy Rosary?

“The Rosary, my son, is a prayer that is very pleasing to our holy Mother Mary,” said St Josemaria Escriva to a young man who asked him about the meaning of the Rosary.
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The Holy Rosary

Take the Holy Rosary, one of the most deeply rooted of Christian devotions. The Church encourages us to contemplate its mysteries. She wants to engrave upon our heart and our imagination, together with Mary's joy and sorrow and glory, the spellbinding example of Our Lord's [...]
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The Immaculate Conception

Seek God in the depths of your pure, clean heart; in the depths of your soul when you are faithful to him. And never lose that intimacy. Turn to Mary —And if ever you do not know how to speak to him or what to say, or [...]
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Fiesta for the Finding of the Rose

Sunday November 22, 2009 the traditional Fiesta of the Finding of the Rose was held in Pallerols de Rialp, in the Pyrenees mountains, Spain. The fiesta is organized every year by the Association of the Friends of Pallerols, in memory of the time when St Josemaria [...]
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Loving our Lady

How can we love our Lady as tenderly as children?
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