On this day, St. Josemaria started the crossing of the Pyrenees, needing to escape the persecution in Spain during the civil war. With him go Juan Jiménez Vargas, Pedro Casciaro, Francisco Botella, Miguel Fisac y José María Albareda. Later Manolo y Tomás Alvira join them. St. Josemaria was hiding in the woods of Rialp from the 22 to the 27 of November. There is where he organised what he called "our house of San Rafael" which was really a straw hut where the founder and those crossing with him were living. This "house" was presided by an image of our Lady of the Pillar -- a sheet of a leaflet from Zaragoza --which is still in Rome.
This picture is from a recent camp with boys from England and Scotland. Mass is being celebrated at the site of the "San Rafael house".
This picture is from a recent camp with boys from England and Scotland. Mass is being celebrated at the site of the "San Rafael house".
A diagram of the elevation during the journey:
And a map of the whole path:
Read more about the boys' camp mentioned above:
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