Naval Cathedral

Jesus said to his apostles:
“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me,
and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
and whoever does not take up his cross
and follow after me is not worthy of me.
Whoever finds his life will lose it,
and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.""Whoever receives you receives me,
and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet
will receive a prophet’s reward,
and whoever receives a righteous man
because he is a righteous man
will receive a righteous man’s reward.
And whoever gives only a cup of cold water
to one of these little ones to drink
because the little one is a disciple—
Amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.”

-Matthew 10:37-42

FEAST DAY OF SAINT JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA

"In Heaven, a great Love awaits you"

I am every day more convinced that happiness in Heaven is for those who know how to be happy on earth. (The Forge, 1005)

You wrote: “Simile est regnum caelorum — the Kingdom of God is like a treasure... This passage from the Holy Gospel has fallen on my soul and taken root. I had read it so many times before, without grasping its meaning, its divine flavour.”

Yes, everything! The prudent man has to sell everything to obtain the treasure — the precious pearl of Glory. (The Forge, 993)

Think how pleasing to Our Lord is the incense burnt in his honor. Think also how little the things of this earth are worth; even as they begin they are already ending. In Heaven, instead, a great Love awaits you, with no betrayals and no deceptions. The fullness of love, the fullness of beauty and greatness and knowledge ... And it will never cloy: it will satiate, yet still you will want more. (The Forge, 995)

There is no greater self-mastery than to make oneself a servant, the willing servant of all souls! This is how to gain the greatest honors, both on earth and in Heaven. (The Forge, 1045)

Let us ask for the intercession of Saint Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei, for greater and deeper holiness in our daily life.

Jesus said to the Twelve:
"Fear no one.
Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,
nor secret that will not be known.
What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light;
what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;
rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna.
Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?
Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
Even all the hairs of your head are counted.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Everyone who acknowledges me before others
I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.
But whoever denies me before others,
I will deny before my heavenly Father."

-Matthew 10:26-33