March 28: Josemaria ordained a priest

On March 28, 1925, aged 23, St Josemaria was ordained in St Charles' Church, Saragossa, Spain. He offered his first Mass for the soul of his father, who had died 4 months before. From that day on, his life revolved around celebrating the Eucharist and [...]
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With open arms

Catholic priests need to be open to everyone -- those on the left, those on the right, those in front, those behind, I like priests to be just priests, not to get mixed up in other things. To limit themselves to their spiritual mission, and [...]
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John Paul II to be listed in Guinness Book of Records

romereports.com He's a man who has every right to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Early Days in Madrid

In mid-April 1927 Father Josemaria moved to Madrid, to study for a doctorate in law while working as assistant priest at the church of St Michael. Having almost no contacts there, he first stayed in modest lodgings, but soon transferred to a residence for priests [...]
Tags: October 2, 1928, Founding of Opus Dei, Madrid, Prayer, Poverty, Priesthood

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Love our Lady!

Father, could you tell us, more than ever in times like these, what genuine devotion we should have for our Blessed Lady as her sons, what our relationship with her should be as priests, to stay faithful to our priesthood?
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To be tranquil and serene

How can we be really tranquil and serene? What we can do is be Christ. I remember a secular diocesan priest – a secular priest like us. He lived in Valencia. He was a beneficiary of the Cathedral, that’s all. He lived a holy life and died with a [...]
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Don't be in a hurry

I wish that just by seeing you genuflect the faithful could say, 'This is a priest who loves Jesus Christ.'
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Make your whole day into a Mass

About the Mass – I know you do as I do. You go to Mass in the morning, having prepared for it from the time of the Angelus the day before. You’re thinking how you’re going to say Mass the next day, and that helps [...]
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How can we be deeply human

A priest asks St Josemaria: “Father, how can we priests be deeply human, while we desire to be divine?”
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The love of God

“Father, how should we put the ‘omnibus’ into practice?” St Josemaria answers this question put to him by a priest on October 26, 1972.
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