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“Christ should reign first and foremost in our soul. But how would we reply if he asked us: “How do you go about letting me reign in you?” I would reply that I need lots of his grace. Only that way can my every heartbeat and breath, my least intense look, my most ordinary word, my most basic feeling be transformed into a hosanna to Christ my king.”
St. Josemaria Escriva | Christ is Passing By, 181
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Saint Josemaría Escrivá (January 9th 1902 – June 26th 1975) was a Roman Catholic priest from Spain who initiated Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the teaching that everyone is called to holiness by God and that ordinary life can result in sanctity. He was canonized during 2002 by Pope John Paul II, who declared Saint Josemaría should be “counted among the great witnesses of Christianity.
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Feast: June 26th
Patronage: Opus Dei
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