That day, after lunch, st Josemaría went upstairs to the “Galleria del Fumo” in Villa Vecchia (where he usually had the get-together with the general council) and told those who were there: “I’m going to Mexico”. His intention was to pray for the Church and for the definitive juridical solution of the Work. Don Alvaro would explain it on a meditation (30/XI/82): “There was a particular time, when it appeared that here in Rome, all the doors to obtain the special intention were closed. Together with this, our founder contemplated the tremendous situation of the Church: that defection of priests, religious; that lack of loyalty, that darkness and all those errors... For all these reasons, our father decided to pray before an image of the Mother of God, making an effort, with spirit of penance. That’s why he wanted to go away from Rome, where he lived, to prostrate himself before our Lady of Guadalupe’s feet. I remember the moment when he made the decision. After lunch, went up to the Galleria del Fumo...”
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| St. Josemaria arriving at the Basilica |
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