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January 25, 2023January 25, 2023  by St. Josemaria Institute

NEWS | EPPC Internship: St. Josemaria et al. & Sports, Research in Spanish and English

Interested in Sports and Saints? Learn more about the EPPC Internship: St. Josemaria et al. & Sports, Research in Spanish and English

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December 14, 2022March 15, 2023  by Rev. Javier del Castillo

Homily on the Solemnity of the Virgin of Guadalupe

Just as Our Lady hurries to visit her cousin St. Elizabeth in the Gospel of St. Luke, so today we see how she does the same to visit us and stay with us.

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December 5, 2022December 5, 2022  by St. Josemaria Institute

Feast of St. Nicholas of Bari: Source of Joy and Thanksgiving

Support our annual St. Nicholas Appeal in which we ask our friends and followers who have never given before to consider making a one-time gift before the New Year!

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November 27, 2022November 3, 2022  by St. Josemaria Institute

Charity Consists in Understanding | Giving Tuesday 2022

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?

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November 16, 2022November 15, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Abiding Presence: Christ our Eucharistic Refuge

The Lord does not remain with us in the Eucharist for His own sake, but to meet our deepest human needs for love and friendship: “Jesus, who has encouraged this feeling of emptiness in us, comes out to meet us” (Christ is Passing By, no. 170).

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in Articles / Interior Life / Eucharist
November 10, 2022January 13, 2023  by St. Josemaria Escriva

Time is a Treasure | A Homily by St. Josemaria Escriva

I want to talk to you about time, that passes so swiftly. I am not going to repeat to you the well-known phrase about one year more being one year less…

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in Articles / Interior Life / St. Josemaria / Homilies
November 3, 2022November 3, 2022  by St. Josemaria Institute

“My Memories of St. Josemaria Escriva: 1953-1975”

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.

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October 18, 2022January 25, 2024  by St. Josemaria Escriva

In the Footsteps of Christ | A Homily by St. Josemaria Escriva

I am the way, the truth and the life. In these clear and unmistakable words Our Lord traces out for us the true path that leads to everlasting happiness.

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in Lent / Articles / St. Josemaria / Holy Week / Homilies
October 4, 2022October 4, 2022  by St. Josemaria Institute

Letting God Work: Pope Benedict XVI on St. Josemaria Escriva

“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.”

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in Articles / St. Josemaria / Holiness
October 2, 2022October 3, 2022  by St. Josemaria Institute

St. Josemaria and the Guardian Angels

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.

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September 27, 2022September 27, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Our Accuser is Cast Out: The Feast of the Holy Archangels

“For the accuser of our brethren has been cast out, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb” (cf. Rev 12:10-11).

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September 19, 2022September 20, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Is it Pointless? | On Interior Struggle and Determination

We don’t need to be told that we struggle… We struggle daily not only to become holy but just to be good people—naturally good, naturally virtuous.

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September 13, 2022September 8, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Looking into the Heart of the Sorrowful Mother

“Behold your Mother!” (Jn 19:27). This is our Lord’s command to us from the cross. What do we see when we behold our Mother?

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in Articles / Our Lady
August 30, 2022January 13, 2023  by St. Josemaria Escriva

Towards Holiness | A Homily by St. Josemaria Escriva

Today, once again, I set myself this goal and I also remind you and all mankind: this is God’s Will for us, that we be saints.

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in Articles / Interior Life / St. Josemaria / Holiness / Homilies
August 23, 2022August 31, 2022  by St. Josemaria Escriva

The Holy Mass in the Christian’s Life

To “live” the holy Mass means to pray continually, and to be convinced that, for each one of us, this is a personal meeting with God. We adore him, we praise him, we give thanks to him, we atone for our sins, we are purified, we experience a unity with Christ and with all Christians.

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August 10, 2022August 10, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Finding Joy in Our Poverty

How much is holy poverty a driving force on your path to Christ? For the first disciples of Jesus, as for the Saints of every age, poverty is a privileged way of identifying oneself with the “affections” of Christ.

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in Articles / Interior Life
August 3, 2022February 9, 2023  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Lifting Up Our Eyes: The Transfiguration of the Lord

The saying goes that most people see only what they want to see. If that’s true, then most of us live with a kind of selective blindness.

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in Lent / Articles
July 22, 2022July 22, 2022  by St. Josemaria Institute

A Spiritual Toolkit on the Vocation of Marriage

The St. Josemaria Institute is pleased to share this Spiritual Toolkit offering a curated selection of resources on the vocation of marriage.

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in Marriage & Family / Blog / Spiritual Toolkit
July 21, 2022June 29, 2023  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Heroic in Love: On the Feast of St Mary Magdalene

Love is most in its element in hearts that dare to replicate the Savior’s love for them. Heading St Josemaria’s ‘list’ of such ardent souls is Saint Mary Magdalene.

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July 9, 2022July 9, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Prayer and Prerequisites

Prerequisites are built into some of the most significant things we do in life. University admissions, job applications, marriage, and entrance into religious life all have their prerequisites…

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Join the @stjosemariainst this Lent as we reflect Join the @stjosemariainst this Lent as we reflect on “The Seven Last Words of Christ”—a weekly devotional journey into the love of Jesus revealed from the Cross. Each Friday, we share a short excerpt and a reflection question to guide your prayer and help you enter more deeply into the mystery of Christ’s Passion.
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FIRST WORD |Luke 23:24 
“Father, forgive them; they know not what they do.” 
GOSPEL |Luke 23:33-34
“When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. [Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.’] They divided his garments by casting lots.” 
MEDITATION |Christ is Passing By, no.95 
“Christ’s generous self-sacrifice is a challenge to sin. We find it hard to accept the reality of sin, although its existence is undeniable. Sin is the mystery of evil, the inexplicable evil of the creature whose pride leads him to rise up against God. The story is as old as mankind.” 
PAUSE + REFLECT
How do I make efforts to seek out and accept the mercy of Our Lord through prayer and the sacrament of Penance?
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