Since the fourteenth century, pilgrims have made their way to the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto at the Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto, Italy. St. Josemaria Escriva went to Loreto for the first time in January 1948.
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In this month’s recollection, we reflect on our calling to live as children of God. Baptism makes us heirs of God’s kingdom and participants of his divine nature. We rejoice in this mystery as we spend this month preparing ourselves for the coming of the Lord.
The St. Josemaria Institute invites you to join us in preparing our hearts and homes this Advent 2022 as we “Prepare and Rejoice!” for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus Christ.
On this Giving Tuesday, when we are asked to be generous towards so many great causes, do we pause to truly understand what and how much is being asked of us?
In 2009, Fr. Joseph Soria wrote “My Memories of St. Josemaria Escriva”, a series of articles for The Westbrook Voice (Canada) in which he described some of the most memorable moments he shared with St. Josemaria Escriva.
In this month’s recollection, we reflect on our duty to transmit the gift of faith to others, beginning with our friends and family. We consider that, for parents especially, the duty to form their children well is of primary importance.
Join the St. Josemaria Institute for our annual Novena to the Immaculate Conception from November 30 to December 8.
“My devotion to Our Lady of Pilar has always accompanied me: my parents, with their Aragonese piety, instilled it in my soul since I was a child,” said St. Josemaría.
“A man open to the presence of God discovers that God is always working and still works today: We should, then, let him enter and let him work.”
Opus Dei was founded in 1928 on October 2nd– the feast day of the Guardian Angels. St Josemaria’s devotion to the Guardian Angels, whom he saw as celestial protectors and messengers, was fostered early on as a young boy.
The Church dedicates the entire month of October to the Holy Rosary so that individuals, families, and communities would pray the Holy Rosary, if possible, on a daily basis for peace in the world.
In this month’s Recollection, we reflect in a more intimate way upon the Christian vocation to holiness. We turn toward St. Josemaria and Our Blessed Mother in a special way as models of faithful responsiveness to God’s call.
In this month’s Recollection, we reflect upon the magnificent reality of Christ as the Good Shepherd who knows and calls us by name.
In this month’s Recollection, we reflect on the spirit of detachment as we seek to live more fully in the presence of God.
The St. Josemaria Institute is pleased to share this Spiritual Toolkit offering a curated selection of resources on the vocation of marriage.
In this month’s Recollection, we reflect on establishing a plan of life that will help us to discover our path to sanctity as we seek to imitate the life of Christ.
The parents’ mission to educate their children in the faith stems from the sacraments. When they teach the faith at home, it is the Church that is teaching. Their home is the domestic Church.
In this month’s Recollection, we reflect on our personal relationship with the Holy Spirit and how we can cultivate the virtue of docility to His work in our life.
Save the date for an unforgettable spiritual pilgrimage: February 19 – March 3, 2023.
