http://www.josemariaescriva.info/ The feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul is celebrated by the Church today. Saint Josemaría wrote about Saint Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles, in Friends of God: “Where did St Paul get all his strength from? Omnia possum in eo qui me confortat! [...]]]> The feast of Our Lady of Peace is commemorated today by the Church in some parts of the world. The church of the prelature of Opus Dei, where the mortal remains of Saint Josemaría are venerated, is dedicated to Our Lady of Peace. “Holy Mary [...]]]> Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. “Don’t be afraid to call our Lord by his name – Jesus – and tell him that you love him.”]]> Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.“Mary certainly wants us to invoke her, to approach her confidently, to appeal to her as our mother, asking her to ‘show that you are our mother.’But she is a mother who anticipates our requests. Knowing our needs, she comes [...]]]> Feast of Saint John the Evangelist. “You might have thought occasionally, with holy envy, about the adolescent Apostle John, quem diligebat Iesus – whom Jesus loved. Wouldn’t you like to deserve to be called ‘the one who loves the Will of God’? Then take the [...]]]> Feast of our Lady’s Immaculate Conception. “How people like to be reminded of their relationship with distinguished figures in literature, in politics, in the army, in the Church!… Sing to Mary Immaculate, reminding her: ‘Hail Mary, Daughter of God the Father! Hail Mary, Mother of [...]]]> The Church celebrates the feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the first basilica in Christendom, whose Bishop is the successor of Saint Peter. Saint Josemaría wrote in The Forge: “Our Holy Mother the Church, in a magnificent outpouring of love, is scattering the [...]]]> All Souls. “The Holy Souls in Purgatory. Out of charity, out of justice and out of excusable selfishness – they have such power with God! – remember them often in your sacrifices and in your prayer. May you be able to speak of them as [...]]]> All Saints: the feast of all those who are already rejoicing in the sight of God. “Being holy means living exactly as our Father in heaven wants us to live. You will say that it is difficult. It is. The ideal is a very high [...]]]> Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar. Saint Josemaría said of it: “My devotion to Our Lady of the Pillar began from the time when my parents infused it into each of their children with their Aragonese piety. Later on, while I was studying for [...]]]>