Holy Week in Zambales (Philippines), then and now
A student from the University of Asia and the Pacific reflects on Holy Week during this period of quarantine.
Francisco and Jonnatan, Puerto Rico: "Faith helps me look at the world with hope"
The D´Orville brothers live in Puerto Rico and are very different: Francisco is talkative, and Jonnatan is reflective; what one likes, the other doesn't. One day, Francisco invited Jonnatan to participate in a recollection, but he didn't attend because it was an invitation from his brother. Now, however, they've both grown closer to God, and they run a catechism course for friends and a youth club for their children together. Their sense of mission brought them together.
VIDEO: "Even if the employer doesn't see, God sees."
Jonalyn Maranon enrolled in Punlaan School and learned the value of domestic work and hotel services skills. She narrates a big favor received from St. Josemaria Escriva.
VIDEO: Painting can be one's altar of prayer
Cebu cubist painter Celso Pepito discovered St. Josemaria's message of the sanctifying value of offering one's work to God and always striving to do one's best.
VIDEO: St. Josemaria Day Care Center
Mian Añover and her husband started a social project for children and mothers in San Pedro, Laguna (Philippines) after attending the canonization of St. Josemaria in Rome in October 2002.
VIDEO: The First Parish in Asia dedicated to Saint Josemaria Escriva
Most Rev. Florentino Cinense, the bishop of Tarlac (Philippines), established the parish of Saint Josemaria Escriva in Gerona, Tarlac on February 24, 2003.