The meaning of Lent

The text of the pope's message for Lent 2011, which begins March 9 for Latin-rite Catholics, was released at a Vatican news conference Feb. 22. MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI FOR LENT 2011 “You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised [...]
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Have a great devotion to St Joseph

St Josemaria explains how St Joseph helps us to know Jesus Christ in his Humanity, because he was chosen by God to be Jesus’ foster-father on earth.
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Recital in Bolivia about ten witnesses of Jesus

La Prensa, Bolivia, Tuesday September 8 2009 On September 11 and 12, Catholic Charismatic Renewal will perform a recital of contemporary religious music entitled Witnesses, in the presence of the composer, Luis Alfredo Diaz. The piece is based on ten different figures representing different spiritualities: Mother [...]
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Our Lady´s sorrows

The First Sorrow: Simeon’s Prophecy And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the [...]
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The Compassion of Jesus

Soon afterwards he went to a city called Naim, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, [...]
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Priestly Fraternity in the Life of Josemaría Escrivá

Bishop Javier Echevarria, who worked with St Josemaria for many years and is now the prelate of Opus Dei, explains how St Josemaria saw the priesthood and taught others to see it – a life of unity and fraternity in close identification with Christ. Above [...]
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