My parents really loved each other

St Josemaria recalled his parents' love: "They really loved each other, and they had to suffer a lot (...); and I always saw them smiling."
Tags: The Escriva family, Marriage, Love

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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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Where was Josemaria Escriva born?

Josemaria Escriva was born in Barbastro, Spain, in 1902. His parents, Jose and Dolores, were a young married couple, whose families were from Barbastro and nearby towns.
Tags: Barbastro, The Escriva family, Church of St Josemaria

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Life of St Josemaria Escriva

The first years, family, vocation and the founding of Opus Dei
Tags: The Escriva family, Founding of Opus Dei, Footprints in the Snow

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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