St. Josemaria was (is) a man in love, in love with Jesus Christ through and through. He is completely given to Jesus and doesn’t keep anything for himself or anybody else.
He would count his age by years of love to God. Once he said he was very old: “seventy three!”... but then he rectified: “No! I’m young! I’m just a little above 30, those I’ve been serving Our Lord Jesus Christ” (1965). He is respectful with women, but always keeping distance; he would never be alone with a lady (young or old); even though he is a good observer, he would avoid looking at them in such a way that he would not even know the colour of their eyes. He would tell his daughters that he love them very much, with the heart of a father and mother, but only when many of them were together, never when only one of them was present. He would never go alone to a Center of women.
He would speak of celibacy as “the most precious jewel of the crown of the Church”.
He would avoid any attachment from other people to himself: in 1954, a worker was told that the Father had praised his work. The worker replied that he would do ‘anything for the monsignore’. When told about this, the Father said that it was a pity that it had been done for himself and not for God.
“I had not thought of becoming a priest, but Jesus came to my soul, as love comes: ‘sicur fur’, as a thief, at an unexpected moment. He said: now you are mine, meus es tu! […] Those were inklings of Love”. He said.
He would count his age by years of love to God. Once he said he was very old: “seventy three!”... but then he rectified: “No! I’m young! I’m just a little above 30, those I’ve been serving Our Lord Jesus Christ” (1965). He is respectful with women, but always keeping distance; he would never be alone with a lady (young or old); even though he is a good observer, he would avoid looking at them in such a way that he would not even know the colour of their eyes. He would tell his daughters that he love them very much, with the heart of a father and mother, but only when many of them were together, never when only one of them was present. He would never go alone to a Center of women.
He would speak of celibacy as “the most precious jewel of the crown of the Church”.
He would avoid any attachment from other people to himself: in 1954, a worker was told that the Father had praised his work. The worker replied that he would do ‘anything for the monsignore’. When told about this, the Father said that it was a pity that it had been done for himself and not for God.
