In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence. I ask you for pardon of my sins and grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

My mother immaculate, St. Joseph, my father and Lord, my guardian angel, intercede for me.

Well, on this feast of Saint-Hosa Maria Escriva, the founder of Opus Day, the founder of the work, we can begin our prayer by greeting him.

We know how the saints are very close to us always in Christ, in and through our Lord, in and through the Blessed Trinity in heaven.

They're so close to us, much closer than we imagine, perhaps.

And on his liturgical feast, we seek the company, the intercession, the closeness of St. Jose Maria, which is very fatherly always.

He is above all else a father.

It's very loving.

He always loved people and loved those who tried to follow his spirit and indeed he loved all

mankind his company is compassionate enthusiastic patient encouraging so we seek to be

united to Christ in our prayer through the intercession and the company of the saints.

And in this meditation we focus especially on Saint-Hosa Maria for his feast.

The reality is that all of the saints, St. Hosomiria also therefore, refer us to Christ.

They lead us to you, Lord Jesus Christ, and in and through you to the Father in the Holy Spirit.

In one of his encyclicals, I think it's the one on Christian hope.

Pope Benedict referred to Christ as the great light, the great shining light to which we're

all attracted, to which we're all moving, to which we're all drawn. And around Christ there are lesser lights,

lights that lead us to him and that derive their light from him.

And these are the saints.

And it's true that the beauty of holiness

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