St. Josemaria Institute

06/02/2026

📖 New Month, New Book!
This month, we are reading the homily “Finding Peace in the Heart of Christ” by St. Josemaria Escriva.
In this homily, St. Josemaria invites us to seek true peace in a close and trusting relationship with Christ. He reminds us that lasting peace is not found in external situations, but in turning our hearts toward Jesus, especially amid daily struggles and concerns.

He encourages us to deepen our prayer life and to place our confidence in God’s love, discovering that Christ is always ready to welcome us and give us true rest.

“He did not come to condemn us, to accuse us of meanness and smallness. He came to save us, pardon us, excuse us, bring us peace and joy. If only we realize the wonderful way in which God deals with his children, our hearts must change. We will see opening up before us an absolutely new panorama, full of relief, depth and light.” -Christ is Passing By, no. 165

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06/01/2026

June with the St. Josemaria Institute

As we begin this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we invite you to journey alongside us in our devotions as we meditate on the Heart who is our source of peace, mercy, and unconditional love.

Throughout the month we will be sharing resources for major feast days including:

+June 7: Corpus Christi
+June 12: Sacred Heart of Jesus
+June 13: Immaculate Heart of Mary
+June 26: St. Josemaria Escriva

May this new month be an opportunity to encounter the love that only Christ can offer, the only Heart that can satisfy our hungry hearts.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!

05/31/2026

SUNDAY REFLECTION WITH ST. JOSEMARIA

On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the Gospel calls us to believe in Christ Jesus whom God gave us out of love for our eternal salvation (John 3:16-18).

📖 Reflection

“Let me begin by reminding you of something Saint Cyprian tells us: The universal Church is a people which derives its unity from the unity of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. It is not out of place therefore to preach about the Church on this feast of the most Blessed Trinity. The Church is rooted in this fundamental mystery of our Catholic faith: the mystery of God who is one in essence and three in persons.

The Fathers all see the Church as centered in the Trinity. Look how clearly Saint Augustine puts it: God then dwells in his temple. Not only the Holy Spirit but also the Father and the Son… Therefore, the holy Church is the temple of God, the temple of the entire Trinity.

[...] Another marvelous aspect of the Church...the marks of the Church...We confess that there is only one Church which is holy, catholic and apostolic.

All those who have truly loved the Church have known how to relate these four marks to the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity, which is the most ineffable mystery of our faith. We believe in the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church of God, in which we receive the faith. In her we know the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and are baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

We need to meditate frequently on the fact that the Church is a deep, great mystery, so that we never forget it.”

St. Josemaria Escriva
In Love with the Church, no. 17-18

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05/30/2026

Saturdays with Our Lady

“In a very natural way we start wanting to speak to the Mother of God, who is also our mother. We want to treat her as someone who is alive. For death has not triumphed over her; she is body and soul in the presence of God the Father, her Son, and the Holy Spirit.”

St. Josemaria Escriva
Christ is Passing By, no. 142

05/29/2026

“The month of May… offers us a privileged opportunity for drawing closer to the Holy Spirit. How? By approaching our Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, with the piety of children.”

In our featured article, “Our Lady Leads Us to the Holy Spirit,” Blessed Alvaro del Portillo reflects on how devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary draws us into a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit.

By turning to Our Lady with the trust of children, we open our hearts more fully to the Spirit’s action - allowing his grace to sanctify our daily lives and guide us in our mission to bring Christ to others.

🔖 Read the free article on our website: https://stjosemaria.org/our-lady-leads-us-holy-spirit/

Our Lady leads us to the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit moves us to have recourse to our Lady, to make it easier for us to honor the Blessed Trinity.

05/28/2026

Friends! At the St. Josemaria Institute, we're already planning and looking forward to June 26.

On June 26, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Josemaria Escriva, “the saint of ordinary life.”

This year, it is a special opportunity to seek his intercession for peace in our families and in our world, and to rediscover that holiness is found in being sowers of peace and joy!

🔖 The St. Josemaria Institute invites you to explore our resources to help you host or find a feast day celebration near you: https://stjosemaria.org/feast-day/

05/27/2026

“To reach the Blessed Trinity, go through Mary.”

This week, as we prepare to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Msgr. Martin Schlag shares a meditation on Our Lady as a path to deeper union with God. Drawing upon the teachings of St. Josemaria, Msgr. Schlag encourages us in our prayer and conversation with God to be open to the transforming presence of the Holy Trinity is all aspects of our life.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform or click here: https://stjosemaria.org/podcasts/our-lady-and-mystery-of-the-holy-trinity/

05/26/2026

Join St. Josemaria Institute on the 26th of each month as we pray through the intercession of St. Josemaria for this month’s prayer requests:
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PRAYER TO ST. JOSEMARIA

O God, through the mediation of Mary our Mother, you granted your priest St. Josemaria countless graces, choosing him as a most faithful instrument to found Opus Dei, a way of sanctification in daily work and in the fulfillment of the Christian’s ordinary duties.

Grant that I too may learn to turn all the circumstances and events of my life into occasions of loving you and serving the Church, the Pope and all souls with joy and simplicity, lighting up the pathways of this earth with faith and love.

Deign to grant me, through the intercession of St. Josemaria, the favor of… (make your request). Amen.

Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…

St. Josemaria, pray for us!
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05/25/2026

“The Blessed Trinity, in choosing Mary as the Mother of Christ… has brought each one of us under the shelter of her maternal cloak. She is the Mother of God and our Mother.” - St. Josemaria Escriva

In our featured article, “A Place in Her Heart: A Reflection for the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church,” Fr. John Henry Hanson reflects on the deep truth of Mary’s spiritual motherhood—revealing her heart as a place of refuge, formation, and belonging for every Christian.

Through her maternal care, Our Lady draws us closer to Christ, forming us in his likeness and guiding us safely within the life of the Church. In her heart, we find not only shelter, but the path to becoming who we are meant to be: children of God.
🔖 Read the free article on our website: https://stjosemaria.org/a-place-in-her-heart/

05/24/2026

SUNDAY REFLECTION WITH ST. JOSEMARIA

On this Pentecost Sunday, we contemplate Christ’s appearance to the disciples in the upper room (John 20:19–23), where he comes to them with the gift of peace and breathes the Holy Spirit upon them.

📖 Reflection

“God does not want slaves, but children. He respects our freedom. The work of salvation is still going on, and each one of us has a part in it. It is Christ's will, St Paul tells us in impressive words, that we should fulfil in our flesh, in our life, what is lacking in his passion, ‘for the good of his body, which is the Church.’

It is worthwhile putting our lives on the line, giving ourselves completely, so as to answer to the love and the confidence that God has placed in us. It is worth while, above all, to decide to take our Christian life seriously. When we recite the creed, we state that we believe in God the Father Almighty, in his Son Jesus Christ, who died and rose again, and in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life. We affirm that the Church, one, holy, catholic and apostolic, is the body of Christ, enlivened by the Holy Spirit. We rejoice in the forgiveness of sins and in the hope of the resurrection. But do those words pe*****te to the depths of our own heart? Or do they remain only on our lips? The divine message of victory, the joy and the peace of Pentecost, should be the unshakeable foundation for every Christian's way of thinking and acting and living.”

St. Josemaria Escriva
Christ is Passing By, no. 129

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