Prayer to Blessed Josemaria Escriva

A baker kneads dough at a wooden table in the quiet of early morning.
Ordinary work can become an offering of love.

O God, you granted countless graces to Blessed Josemaria your priest, choosing him as a most faithful instrument to found Opus Dei, a way of sanctification through daily work and the fulfilment of the ordinary duties of a Christian. Grant that I also may learn to turn all the circumstances and events of my life into occasions of loving you and of serving the Church, the Pope, and all souls, with joy and simplicity, lighting up the ways of the earth with brightness of faith and love. Deign to grant the canonization of Blessed Josemaria and through his intercession, grant me the favour I ask of you (here make your petition.) Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Those who obtain favours through the intercession of Blessed Josemaria are asked to notify the Office of the Vice-Postulation of Opus Dei in Canada, 1380, Pine Avenue W. Montreal (Quebec), H3G-1A8

Further reading

The prayer asks that daily work and ordinary duties become occasions of love and service. In Friends of God, St. Josemaria Escriva develops that calling through homilies on Christian virtues and a sustained friendship with God.

Friends of God by St. Josemaria Escriva (paperback) on Amazon (paid link)