A Spiritual Retreat In the Footsteps of St. Paul is now available on a 4 disc CD set. The retreat is preached by Rev. Javier del Castillo, priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei and Vice President of the St. Josemaria Institute.
A Spiritual Retreat In the Footsteps of St. Paul is now available on a 4 disc CD set. The retreat is preached by Rev. Javier del Castillo, priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei and Vice President of the St. Josemaria Institute.
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The Church offers us during this Year of Mercy a new chance to look at ourselves through faith in Jesus Christ, to convert, and to believe (renew our faith).
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The Church offers us during this Year of Mercy a new chance to look at ourselves through faith in Jesus Christ, to convert, and to believe (renew our faith).
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By Rev. Francesc Faus
"Where Did His Forgiveness Come From?," an excerpt from A Man Who Knew How To Forgive: Incidents from the Life of St. Josemaria Escriva by Fr. Francesc Faus.
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"Where Did His Forgiveness Come From?," an excerpt from A Man Who Knew How To Forgive: Incidents from the Life of St. Josemaria Escriva by Fr. Francesc Faus.
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The Novena for Forgiveness by Fr. Francisco Faus was written to help us, with God's mercy and grace, to overcome the obstacles that prevent us from understanding and forgiving others. The novena includes a reflection from the writings of St. Josemaria Escriva and intention for each day, and the Prayer for the Intercession of St. Josemaria.
The Novena for Forgiveness by Fr. Francisco Faus was written to help us, with God's mercy and grace, to overcome the obstacles that prevent us from understanding and forgiving others. The novena includes a reflection from the writings of St. Josemaria Escriva and intention for each day, and the Prayer for the Intercession of St. Josemaria.
The St. Josemaria Institute is a non-profit organization located near Chicago dedicated to promoting the life and teachings of St Josemaria Escriva. We are currently accepting applications for a Director of Development.
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The St. Josemaria Institute is a non-profit organization located near Chicago dedicated to promoting the life and teachings of St Josemaria Escriva. We are currently accepting applications for a Director of Development.
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By Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.
"Our baptism initiates us into this mystery of God's love for us, because in it the Father's love is impressed within us—a love which He never removes. What St Josemaria calls the "deepest truth" about ourselves means exactly this: In the Lord's baptism our own status as God's children is shown forth. As the Holy Spirit descends upon Jesus and the Father declares His pleasure in His Son, the deepest truth about our identity is revealed: We too are God's beloved children, whose calling it is to receive the love that He pours into us with gratitude and the desire to repay the favors of a Father who loves us to the point of madness."
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"Our baptism initiates us into this mystery of God's love for us, because in it the Father's love is impressed within us—a love which He never removes. What St Josemaria calls the "deepest truth" about ourselves means exactly this: In the Lord's baptism our own status as God's children is shown forth. As the Holy Spirit descends upon Jesus and the Father declares His pleasure in His Son, the deepest truth about our identity is revealed: We too are God's beloved children, whose calling it is to receive the love that He pours into us with gratitude and the desire to repay the favors of a Father who loves us to the point of madness."
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By Marc Agemi
St Josemaria Escriva was a devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary his whole life long. Each of her titles found a place in his heart and some took on special resonance at particular eras in his life. One of these was Our Lady of Mercy, patron of Barcelona, Spain.
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St Josemaria Escriva was a devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary his whole life long. Each of her titles found a place in his heart and some took on special resonance at particular eras in his life. One of these was Our Lady of Mercy, patron of Barcelona, Spain.
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By St. Josemaria Escriva
"Not too long ago I saw a marble bas-relief representing the adoration of the child Jesus by the Magi. The central figures were surrounded by four angels, each one bearing a symbol: a crown, an orb surmounted by the cross, a sword and a sceptre. The artist had chosen symbols with which we are all familiar to illustrate the event we commemorate today. Some wise men whom tradition describes as kings come to pay homage to a child, after having been to Jerusalem to ask "Where is he that is born king of the Jews?"
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"Not too long ago I saw a marble bas-relief representing the adoration of the child Jesus by the Magi. The central figures were surrounded by four angels, each one bearing a symbol: a crown, an orb surmounted by the cross, a sword and a sceptre. The artist had chosen symbols with which we are all familiar to illustrate the event we commemorate today. Some wise men whom tradition describes as kings come to pay homage to a child, after having been to Jerusalem to ask "Where is he that is born king of the Jews?"
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By Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.
"Our world, our families, our lives, are in a disarray that only God’s hand can untangle and set right. We must follow His star, the star that leads us away from our ways of thinking and acting, and into the presence of Christ and His mother. Keeping our eyes trained on the guiding light of God’s will prevents us from focusing too narrowly on the secondary things that He uses to bring us where we need to be."
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"Our world, our families, our lives, are in a disarray that only God’s hand can untangle and set right. We must follow His star, the star that leads us away from our ways of thinking and acting, and into the presence of Christ and His mother. Keeping our eyes trained on the guiding light of God’s will prevents us from focusing too narrowly on the secondary things that He uses to bring us where we need to be."
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By Most Rev. Javier Echevarria
Devotion to Mary is the best path to discover the merciful face of our Father God, which shines out in the Incarnate Word.
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Devotion to Mary is the best path to discover the merciful face of our Father God, which shines out in the Incarnate Word.
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Celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas with St Josemaria Escriva! This daily devotional includes the Gospel of the day and a reflection from St Josemaria on the Christmas season.
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Celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas with St Josemaria Escriva! This daily devotional includes the Gospel of the day and a reflection from St Josemaria on the Christmas season.
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By Fr. Juan Velez
We have very sadly gotten almost accustomed to saying God's name in vain or hearing others do so. There is little reverence in the way people dress and behave at church. There is a loss of the sense of the sacred and of the reverence due to God.
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We have very sadly gotten almost accustomed to saying God's name in vain or hearing others do so. There is little reverence in the way people dress and behave at church. There is a loss of the sense of the sacred and of the reverence due to God.
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By St. Josemaria Escriva
"'This day shall light shine upon us; for the Lord is born to us.' This is the great announcement which moves Christians today. Through them it is addressed to all mankind. God is here. This truth should fill our lives, and every Christmas should be for us a new and special meeting with God, when we allow his light and grace to enter deep into our soul."
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"'This day shall light shine upon us; for the Lord is born to us.' This is the great announcement which moves Christians today. Through them it is addressed to all mankind. God is here. This truth should fill our lives, and every Christmas should be for us a new and special meeting with God, when we allow his light and grace to enter deep into our soul."
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By Fr. John Henry Hanson
"When we bow over the manger on Christmas, and pray before the Infant, we are in the best position to show our openness to His ways and designs, and to cast away all of our human prudence. By affirming all of the circumstances of His first coming, we show that we are ready to accept Christ as He comes into our lives now, in sometimes unexpected ways. We show that we 'approve' of His choices, that we adore His will, that we are happy to be the children of such a God: 'But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God' (Jn 1:12)."
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"When we bow over the manger on Christmas, and pray before the Infant, we are in the best position to show our openness to His ways and designs, and to cast away all of our human prudence. By affirming all of the circumstances of His first coming, we show that we are ready to accept Christ as He comes into our lives now, in sometimes unexpected ways. We show that we 'approve' of His choices, that we adore His will, that we are happy to be the children of such a God: 'But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God' (Jn 1:12)."
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By Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.
"Mercy misunderstood as softhearted indulgence, an easygoing 'live and let live' attitude, makes it hardly worth celebrating for a year, much less forever: "Forever will I sing the mercies of the Lord" (Ps 89:1). A solemn fact refutes this mistake: God thought it worth His life's blood to demonstrate how we don't know how to live rightly without Him. We needed to be "ransomed from futile ways ... not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ" (cf. 1 Peter 1:18-19)."
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"Mercy misunderstood as softhearted indulgence, an easygoing 'live and let live' attitude, makes it hardly worth celebrating for a year, much less forever: "Forever will I sing the mercies of the Lord" (Ps 89:1). A solemn fact refutes this mistake: God thought it worth His life's blood to demonstrate how we don't know how to live rightly without Him. We needed to be "ransomed from futile ways ... not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ" (cf. 1 Peter 1:18-19)."
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By Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.
"Our Lady is the Mother of God, exalted above the heavens as Queen of heaven and earth—but she is still our Mother, the sister of our flesh. She is of our kind. It is hard for us to combine in our imagination her great majesty and her concern for the humblest events and struggles that make up our lives—but it is true. That is what mothers do. And that is what our Lady came to Guadalupe to tell us."
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"Our Lady is the Mother of God, exalted above the heavens as Queen of heaven and earth—but she is still our Mother, the sister of our flesh. She is of our kind. It is hard for us to combine in our imagination her great majesty and her concern for the humblest events and struggles that make up our lives—but it is true. That is what mothers do. And that is what our Lady came to Guadalupe to tell us."
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By Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.
"If the consequences of the Immaculate Conception are displayed by the obedience of the Annunciation, then the Annunciation shows what our response to the dogma of the Immaculate Conception should be: unyielding fidelity to the Lord, with a firm confidence that 'For God, nothing will be impossible' (Lk 1:37). Our Mother learned what these words meant for her and she will teach us what Divine possibilities can open up in our lives if we too respond trustingly and wholeheartedly to the Lord’s calls."
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"If the consequences of the Immaculate Conception are displayed by the obedience of the Annunciation, then the Annunciation shows what our response to the dogma of the Immaculate Conception should be: unyielding fidelity to the Lord, with a firm confidence that 'For God, nothing will be impossible' (Lk 1:37). Our Mother learned what these words meant for her and she will teach us what Divine possibilities can open up in our lives if we too respond trustingly and wholeheartedly to the Lord’s calls."
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By Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.
The Gospel for the First Sunday of Advent is the response to a question—and not to just any question, but to the question: When? “And they asked him, ‘Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign when this is about to take place?’”
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The Gospel for the First Sunday of Advent is the response to a question—and not to just any question, but to the question: When? “And they asked him, ‘Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign when this is about to take place?’”
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This year, on December 1st, the St. Josemaria Institute is happy to be a part of #GivingTuesday.
Following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, on #GivingTuesday we have the opportunity to raise awareness about global causes and initiatives that are important to each of us and to give back to those organizations that are working to make a difference in the world.
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This year, on December 1st, the St. Josemaria Institute is happy to be a part of #GivingTuesday.
Following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, on #GivingTuesday we have the opportunity to raise awareness about global causes and initiatives that are important to each of us and to give back to those organizations that are working to make a difference in the world.
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Join the St. Josemaria Institute as we live Advent, a season of holy expectation, reflecting on the mercy of God and what it means to be merciful like the Father.
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Join the St. Josemaria Institute as we live Advent, a season of holy expectation, reflecting on the mercy of God and what it means to be merciful like the Father.
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The Novena to the Immaculate Conception is a custom that flourished in the Church as a way of preparing for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8.
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The Novena to the Immaculate Conception is a custom that flourished in the Church as a way of preparing for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8.
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“Develop a lively devotion for Our Mother. She knows how to respond in a most sensitive way to the presents we give her. What is more, if you say the Holy Rosary every day, with a spirit of faith and love, Our Lady will make sure she leads you very far along her Son’s path.” - St. Josemaria Escriva
“Develop a lively devotion for Our Mother. She knows how to respond in a most sensitive way to the presents we give her. What is more, if you say the Holy Rosary every day, with a spirit of faith and love, Our Lady will make sure she leads you very far along her Son’s path.” - St. Josemaria Escriva
On October 17th, we will be hosting our 2015 Fall Conference: "Raising Children in a Christian Home." To tell us more about the upcoming conference we prepared a Q&A with Elia Rivera, Executive Director of the St. Josemaria Institute.
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On October 17th, we will be hosting our 2015 Fall Conference: "Raising Children in a Christian Home." To tell us more about the upcoming conference we prepared a Q&A with Elia Rivera, Executive Director of the St. Josemaria Institute.
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From September to November 2015 the major relics of St. Maria Goretti will make a pilgrimage to the United States. Named the "Pilgrimage of Mercy," it is the first time that her body travels to the USA.
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From September to November 2015 the major relics of St. Maria Goretti will make a pilgrimage to the United States. Named the "Pilgrimage of Mercy," it is the first time that her body travels to the USA.
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Pope Francis just wrapped up his whirlwind visit to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. In case you missed some of the the action, here are all of the highlights from the Holy Father's trip.
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Pope Francis just wrapped up his whirlwind visit to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. In case you missed some of the the action, here are all of the highlights from the Holy Father's trip.
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Whether you will be traveling to see Pope Francis during his visit to DC, New York and Philadelphia, or if you will be accompanying him spiritually from your home, we should welcome him with joyful and peaceful hearts.
Whether you will be traveling to see Pope Francis during his visit to DC, New York and Philadelphia, or if you will be accompanying him spiritually from your home, we should welcome him with joyful and peaceful hearts.
The St. Josemaria Institute invites you to join us on Saturday, October 17, 2015 for our 2015 Fall Conference: "Raising Children in a Christian Home."
The St. Josemaria Institute invites you to join us on Saturday, October 17, 2015 for our 2015 Fall Conference: "Raising Children in a Christian Home."
"Meditations" is a segment on the St. Josemaria Institute Podcast in which we invite a priest of Opus Dei to share a prayerful reflection on a feast day, liturgical season, life of a saint, or virtue. These meditations are meant to help you to set apart time from your daily routine to listen peacefully, to pray about the inspirations you receive from the meditation, and to examine your life in the presence of Jesus Christ: to see what is going well, to see what needs to change, to give thanks, and to make resolutions."
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"Meditations" is a segment on the St. Josemaria Institute Podcast in which we invite a priest of Opus Dei to share a prayerful reflection on a feast day, liturgical season, life of a saint, or virtue. These meditations are meant to help you to set apart time from your daily routine to listen peacefully, to pray about the inspirations you receive from the meditation, and to examine your life in the presence of Jesus Christ: to see what is going well, to see what needs to change, to give thanks, and to make resolutions."
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“Those who are called to the married state will, with the grace of God, find within their state everything they need to be holy, to identify themselves each day more with Jesus Christ, and to lead those with whom they live to God" (Conversations with Saint Josemaria Escriva, no. 91).
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“Those who are called to the married state will, with the grace of God, find within their state everything they need to be holy, to identify themselves each day more with Jesus Christ, and to lead those with whom they live to God" (Conversations with Saint Josemaria Escriva, no. 91).
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