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Saint Raphael Meditation: Feast of Saint Joseph

A meditation (guided prayer) on the vocation of Saint Joseph to be the spouse of our Lady and to act as Jesus' father here on earth.

Saint Joseph, in Saint Josemaría’s Words

For the feast of Saint Joseph on March 19, we offer recordings of Saint Josemaría’s remarks about the Holy Patriarch in several get-togethers in Latin America and Spain, with a transcription in English.

Good Books for Lent and Holy Week

Here are some suggestions on books to read during Lent and Holy Week. With link to free eBook versions of some of these works.

Online recollection March 2021

The day of recollection is a time for prayer and reflection on some topics of our spiritual life.

Free eBook: “I have called you friends: Friendship, a gift from God to light up the earth”

In the light of a pastoral letter of Mgr Fernando Ocáriz on friendship (November 1, 2019), we offer a free eBook with some texts to invite us to discover and share one of the great treasures that Jesus continues to offer to the apostles of today.

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Saint Raphael Meditation: Value of Fasting and Temptations

A meditation (guided prayer) on the meaning of our struggle during Lent, when we imitate our Lord's forty days of prayer and fasting in the desert.

A Meditation for Ash Wednesday

A meditation by Fr Brian McCarthy for Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent (17 February 2021).

Apostles in the Middle of the World: A Sense of Mission (With Audio)

"The dynamic force at work in the apostolate is charity, which is a gift from God, and in a Christian, in a child of God, friendship and charity are one and the same thing."

February Recollection Kit (2021)

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. As we continue to face a global pandemic, this "recollection-at-home" can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

Heaven in Daily Instalments - Episode 6

Don't say God is silent when your Bible is closed. The Compendium of the Catechism (no 558) tells us there are four ways through which God speaks to us: "the Word of God;" "the Liturgy of the Church;” “the theological virtues;" and the "everyday situations".

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