Beginning of apostolic work with young people

March 19th, 1933 

St Josemaría meets for the first time with young men (the first "circle [of studies] of St. Raphael", a means of doctrinal formation for young people), at Martinez Campos st. #4. (That house was St. Josemaría's place of residence at the time, where he lived with his mother, sister Carmen and brother Santiago.

In that same building resided the Echevarria family. One of their sons, Javier, went to become St. Josemaria's second successor (he is the current prelate of Opus Dei) even though he didn't meet St. Josemaría during the time he lived there.

In this house, St. Josemaría met some of the first members of the Work, like don Ricardo Fernandez Vallespin.

It was also in this house, where they began the custom of making a brief comentary of the Gospel before the examination of conscience at night.