Cardinal Rouco recommends 'Holy Rosary' to prepare for World Youth Day

February 8, 2011. The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Rouco Varela, recommends the book “Holy Rosary” by St. Josemaría Escrivá in preparation for the World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid. He says it “may be an exceptional aid for young people” because it helps to examine the [...]
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Our Lady and St Joseph

During an encounter with diocesan priests in Guatemala, St Josemaria, the founder of Opus Dei, talked about devotion to our Lady and St Joseph in the life of a priest.
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We are not alone

God doesn’t abandon us. All priests, all Christians, can say with St Paul, “Non vivo ego, vivit vero in me Christus.”
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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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Pilgrimage to Sonsoles

On May 2, 1935, St Josemaria, founder of Opus Dei, went on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Sonsoles, Spain. When he got home again he decided to honour our Lady in that way every May, with a simple, penitential pilgrimage.
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What is the Holy Rosary?

“The Rosary, my son, is a prayer that is very pleasing to our holy Mother Mary,” said St Josemaria Escriva to a young man who asked him about the meaning of the Rosary.
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Praying the Rosary

St Josemaria advised people to relate to Our Lady by praying the Rosary as a sign of love.
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