Third Week of Lent: Servants of the Lord “’In everything we do, let us behave as servants of the Lord.’ If you give yourself as he wishes, the influence of grace will be apparent in your professional conduct, in your work, in your effort to divinize human things — be they great or small. For Love gives a […]
1. Introduction Devotion to Saint Joseph was deeply rooted in Saint Josemaría’s soul from a very early age. Recalling how in 1934 he had entrusted to the Holy Patriarch his efforts to obtain permission for the tabernacle in the first center of Opus Dei in Madrid, he remarked in 1971: “I already had deep in […]
Second Week of Lent: Open the Doors of Our Hearts “’We entreat you not to offer God’s grace an ineffectual welcome.’ Yes, God’s grace can fill us this Lent, provided we do not close the doors of our heart. We must be well-disposed, we must really want to change; we cannot play with God’s grace. “I don’t like […]
First Week of Lent: Ready for a New Conversion “’He that dwells in the aid of the Most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of heaven.’ This is the risky security of the Christian. We must be convinced that God hears us, that he is concerned about us. If we are, we will feel […]
Keep your New Year goal to read more each day by following the St. Josemaria Institute “Book of the Month” series! Each month our book selection will help you go deeper into the topics and themes of our weekly podcasts, and into the teachings and spirituality of St. Josemaria Escriva. March 2019: “A Man Who […]
Beginning of Lent: A Time of Penance, Purification, and Conversion “We are at the beginning of Lent: a time of penance, purification and conversion. It is not an easy program, but then Christianity is not an easy way of life. It is not enough just to be in the Church, letting the years roll by. […]
Revolution of Love: The 21st Century Home is a book created to promote the home in today’s culture. Compelling photographs and quotations aim to capture with truth and love the ordinary and human activities of daily life in the family and in the home. Edited texts convey the warmth, affection, and depth of God’s love […]
Keep your New Year goal to read more each day by following the St. Josemaria Institute “Book of the Month” series! Each month, our book selection will help you go deeper into the topics and themes of our weekly podcasts and into the teachings and spirit of St. Josemaria Escriva. February 2019: “Holiness for Everyone: […]
Join the St. Josemaria Institute for the Seven Sundays Devotion to St. Joseph from February 3 to March 17, 2019. The Seven Sundays Devotion is a long-standing tradition of the Church in preparation for the feast of St Joseph on March 19th. The devotion begins on the seventh Sunday before March 19th and honors the seven […]
Start your New Year goal to read more each day! Starting in 2019, the St. Josemaria Institute will be recommending and highlighting a “Book of the Month”. Each month our book selection will help you go deeper into the topics and themes of our weekly podcasts and into the teachings and spirit of St. Josemaria […]