Christmas Carols

St Josemaría had very fond memories connected with the family’s Christmas celebrations. Together with his sister Carmen, he would help his father put up the Nativity scene. And the whole family sang Christmas carols together. Here there are mp3 versions of some of the songs used by St Josemaria for his prayer.

St Josemaria used to love singing love-songs, to which he gave a new meaning about loving God. “Never be afraid,” he said, “to use clean human love songs to sing about divine love. Because we love with one same heart. God loves us like that, madly, each of us, as if we were the only person on earth” (quoted by Ana Sastre, Tiempo de Caminar).

CHRISTMAS CAROLS

- St Josemaría had very fond childhood memories connected with the family’s Christmas celebrations. Together with his sister Carmen, he would help his father put up the Nativity scene. And the whole family sang Christmas carols together. He remembered in particular the one which begins “Madre, en la puerta hay un Niño” – “Mother, there’s a little boy at the door”. For more about this carol, and an English translation, click HERE.

- Little Donkey

Click on the title above for the lyrics of this carol, and words by St Josemaria explaining his love for the Christmas donkey. Recording from the DVD “Christmas Voices”, by Eremeran Hills Study Centre (Sydney, Australia). Audio and lyrics.