Decree recognizing a miracle. December 20, 2001

Holy See

DECREE SUPER MIRO (on the miracle) of Blessed Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer Blessed Josemaría Escrivá was born in Barbastro (Spain) on January 9 1902. In 1925 he was ordained a priest in Zaragoza. On October 2 1928, by divine inspiration, he founded Opus Dei, opening up [...] Tags: Canonization, Sickness

Speech given by John Paul II to the participants of the Workshop on the Apostolic Letter «Novo Millennio Ineunte»

John Paul II

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Welcome! I cordially greet each of you, priests and lay people, who have gathered in Rome to spend some days reflecting on the Apostolic Letter Novo millennio ineunte and on the prospects that I outlined in it for the future of [...] Tags: Apostolate, Pope John Paul II, Opus Dei prelate, Opus Dei prelature, Priesthood

What do we celebrate in Christmas?

This day shall light shine upon us; for the Lord is born to us. This is the great announcement which moves Christians today... What do we celebrate in Christmas? What do we really know about Jesus? ¿When and how was he born? A team of theologians and historians of the University of Navarre (Spain), have answered these questions. Tags: Doctrine, Jesus Christ, Holy Family

Address by John Paul II to the Symposium, Pontifical Atheneum of the Holy Cross. October 14, 1993

John Paul II

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I am pleased to welcome you on the occasion of the theological symposium on the teachings of Blessed Josemaría Escrivá, which has been taking place these past days at the Roman Atheneum of the Holy Cross, a little more than a year [...] Tags: Church, Pope John Paul II, Holiness, Work, Ordinary life

Cardinal Ratzinger. Rome, May 19, 1992

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

St John’s Apocalypse, which tells us of so many terrible events both past and future, also opens up Heaven upon the earth and shows us that God still holds the world in his hands. However great the power of evil, God’s victory is assured in [...] Tags: Ratzinger, Holiness

Homily of John Paul II.
May 17, 1992

John Paul II

May 17, 1992. The spiritual and apostolic life of Josemaria Escriva was based on knowing himself, through faith, to be a son of God in Christ. This faith nourished his love for the Lord, his evangelizing drive, his constant joy, even in the great trials and difficulties he had to overcome. Tags: Faithfulness, Divine sonship, Pope John Paul II, Holiness, Work, Ordinary life, Beatification