A real passion for making Jesus Christ known

St Josemaria recalled that God’s children have to have a “priestly soul”, meaning we have to try and grow our friendship with Jesus Christ and follow his example. We have, he said, to aim to bring other people to God, and turn the whole of [...]
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Pictures and statues of St Josemaria Escriva

A gallery of pictures, statues and reliefs in churches and chapels evidencing devotion to St Josemaria in the US, Spain, and Italy.
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Pictures and statues of St Josemaria Escriva

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A miraculous downpour

The village of El Espinal, Peru, in the Motupe district, Lambayeque region, was experiencing a severe drought which threatened to destroy the local economy and the livelihood of the inhabitants, who live by growing crops and raising livestock. The people of El Espinal have very little [...]
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Pictures and statues of St Josemaria in different countries
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What is the significance of holy pictures and statues?

To foster the sanctification of the people of God, the Church commends to the veneration of Christ’s faithful the Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, and the other Saints.(1) As Pope John Paul II said, “The lives of the saints, as a reflection of the goodness of God [...]
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Useful links

Pictures etc. of Saint Josemaría www.sjem.it - Formula Srl.: Statues, CDs, rosaries, medals, pictures, etc., Italy www.artegranda.com - Medal of Saint Josemaría’s canonization, Spain Places connected with Saint Josemaría www.torreciudad.org - Shrine of Torreciudad, Spain www.aragob.es - Aragon (Spain) and Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer Audiovisuales www.escrivadvd.com [...]
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St. Josemaría Escrivá in Kerala (India)

The sixth anniversary of the canonization of St. Josemaría Escrivá was celebrated in a special way in Kottayam, in the state of Kerala in the south of India. On the 6th of October, 2008, a statue of the saint was placed for the veneration [...]
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Picture of St Josemaria in Vilnius (Lithuania)

A solemn Mass was celebrated in Vilnius on October 6, 2008 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the founding of Opus Dei. The Mass was offered by Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis, Archbishop of Vilnius, in the Church of All Saints in the Lithuanian capital. Before the [...]
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Image of St Josemaria in Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel, DECA Homes, Marilao, Bulacan, Philippines

On the 7th of July 2007, a Mass in honor of St. Josemaria was held in the newly constructed chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe inside the DECA Homes subdivision in Marilao Bulacan, an hour’s drive from the capital of the Philippines. DECA Homes is [...]
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