Saint Josemaría Escrivá

June 26—Optional Memorial (in various ecclesiastical provinces) Though not on the General Roman Calendar, Saint Josemaría is inscribed in the Roman Martyrology for today and he may be celebrated liturgically when this day falls on a weekday in Ordinary Time. Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of diabetics

The earth is our altar, and work is our sacrifice

In a homily from 1967, Josemaria states his spirituality in clear terms: “…God is calling you to serve Him ‘in and from’ the ordinary, material, and secular activities of human life. He waits for us every day in the laboratory, in the operating room, in the army barracks, in the university, in the factory, in the workshop, in the fields, in the home and in the immense panorama of work. Understand this well: there is something holy, something divine hidden in the most ordinary situations, and it is up to each one of you to discover it.”

Saint Josemaria, may your intercession help us to follow your teachings in making our daily labors divine labors. May our work, well done, mingle with Christ’s work and sacrifice to form one perfect offering of praise and thanksgiving to God the Father.

Reflection taken from:

Saints and Feasts of the Liturgical Year Volumes One–Four

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