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Josemaria Escriva Quotes: You don't know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, and as soon as you have said, 'Lord, I don't know how to pray!' you can be sure you have already begun.
         

You don't know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, and as soon as you have said, 'Lord, I don't know how to pray!' you can be sure you have already begun.


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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.

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.



Either we learn to find the Lord in the ordinary everyday life or else we shall never find him

Either we learn to find the Lord in the ordinary everyday life or else we shall never find him



Don't say, "That person bothers me." Think: "That person sanctifies me".

Don't say, "That person bothers me." Think: "That person sanctifies me".



You're bored? That's because you keep your senses awake and your soul asleep.

You're bored? That's because you keep your senses awake and your soul asleep.



Put your heart aside. Duty comes first. But when fulfilling your duty, put your heart into it. It helps.

Put your heart aside. Duty comes first. But when fulfilling your duty, put your heart into it. It helps.



You need a heart which is in love, not an easy life, to achieve happiness.

You need a heart which is in love, not an easy life, to achieve happiness.



To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints.

To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints.



Say the Holy Rosary. Blessed be that monotony of Hail Mary's which purifies the monotony of your sins!

Say the Holy Rosary. Blessed be that monotony of Hail Mary's which purifies the monotony of your sins!



When you approach the tabernacle remember that he has been waiting for you for twenty centuries.

When you approach the tabernacle remember that he has been waiting for you for twenty centuries.



To defend his purity, Saint Francis of Assisi rolled in the snow, Saint Benedict threw himself into a thorn bush, and Saint Bernard plunged into an icy pond... You - what have you done?

To defend his purity, Saint Francis of Assisi rolled in the snow, Saint Benedict threw himself into a thorn bush, and Saint Bernard plunged into an icy pond... You - what have you done?





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