The Holy Cross in Jerusalem

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In the basilica the precious fragments of the Holy Cross are displayed for the veneration of the faithful. It became the object of devotional visits by the Christian people. St Josemaría went to pray in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme on August 4, 1946. Tags: Cross, Places in Rome, Holy Week

The Roman Forum

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Among the ruins of the Roman Forum it is easy to recall the phrase St Josemaría often used to sum up Opus Dei: “The easiest way to understand Opus Dei is to consider the life of the early Christians.” Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Citizenship, Places in Rome, Early Christians

The Colosseum

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In 1972 St Josemaría said in a homily, “I venerate with all my strength the Rome of Peter and Paul, bathed in the blood of martyrs, the centre from which so many have set out to propagate throughout the world the saving word of Christ. To be Roman does not entail any manifestation of provincialism, but authentic ecumenism. It presupposes the desire to enlarge the heart, to open it to all men with the redemptive zeal of Christ, who seeks all men and takes in all men, for he has loved all men first.” Tags: Places in Rome, Early Christians, Ordinary life

The Via Appia

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On July 3, 1946, at half past eight in the evening, St Josemaría took a walk on the Appian Way for a few moments of rest. Tags: Places in Rome, Early Christians

The memory of St Paul

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St Josemaría encouraged us to follow St Paul’s example and help others to turn to God. “If we pray and meditate on these words of St Paul, we will realise that we have no alternative but to work, in the service of all souls". Tags: Places in Rome, Early Christians, Proselytism

Little shrines to Our Lady

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When St Josemaría arrived in Rome in 1946 he was delighted to see how many pictures and statues of Our Lady are to be found in the streets there. He often used to ask other people in Opus Dei whether they had seen them, and encouraged them to discover more, and to say a few loving words to Our Lady whenever they saw one of these little shrines. Tags: Places in Rome, Our Lady

St John Lateran

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By Baptism, all Christians are called to holiness and apostolate. The inscription on the Lateran Baptistery shows a keen awareness of this fact in the early Christians. This is why St Josemaría explained the spirit of Opus Dei by comparing it to the life of the early Christians. Tags: Apostolate, Baptism, Places in Rome, Opus Dei, Early Christians

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 [...] Tags: books, places dedicated to St Josemaria, Pictures and statues of St Josemaria Escriva

Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei. Rome, June 26, 2007

Bishop Javier Echevarria, Prelate of Opus Dei

Dear brothers and sisters, Nearly five years have now gone by since St Josemaría’s canonization, but the tidal wave of his example and teachings continues to spread around the world. His reputation for holiness keeps reaching new places, awakening in many souls the desire to seek [...] Tags: Opus Dei prelate

Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei. Rome, June 26, 2006

Bishop Javier Echevarria, Prelate of Opus Dei

Dear brothers and sisters, Ut in gratiarum semper actione maneamus! May we always live in constant thanksgiving! Deo omnis gloria! All the glory to God! These were two of the aspirations that inspired St Josemaría, whose feast we are celebrating today and whose exemplary daily life [...] Tags: Gratitude, Church, Pope, Opus Dei prelate