"Your ordinary contact with God takes place where your fellow men, your yearnings, your work and your affections are. There you have your daily encounter with Christ.”
(Saint Josemaría)
In his 11 December general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles, speaking about the persecution Saint Paul underwent.
December 12 is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. An account of Saint Josemaria's pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, in May 1970, where he was accompanied by Msgr. Javier Echevarria and Blessed Alvaro del Portillo.
For the third anniversary of the death of Bishop Javier Echevarría, here is the homily given by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz at his funeral Mass on 15 December 2016 in Saint Eugene's Basilica.
Paul has lived in Lebanon for the past few years, working for an NGO. A numerary of Opus Dei, he describes the apostolic work being done there as well as his personal impressions.
This Sunday is the beginning of Advent, a time to prepare for our Lord's arrival on Christmas. Some resources for drawing as much fruit as possible from this liturgical time.
