Download the annotated homily as a PDF
St. Josemaría takes moments that feel completely familiar (walking down a road, watching shepherds at work, seeing fishermen pull in a net...) and shows how these simple scenes can become places where God speaks. Studying, friendships, family life, work, rest, the way we handle setbacks or small responsibilities... All of these can become meeting points with God if we learn to bring love, attention, and sincerity to them.
The annotated version attached is meant to help you read the homily more slowly, noticing the concrete steps St. Josemaría suggests: cultivating interior life, staying faithful in small things, learning to begin again, allowing God to shape our ambitions, and discovering the joy that grows when we live with purpose. Through simple examples, he challenges us to let Christ step into the “boat” of our lives and guide us, even when it complicates things or takes us out into deeper waters.
This annotated version is like reading with a friend, exploring how ordinary life (your ordinary life!) can be a place to find God and let Him act.
