a) Some girls from Sant Cugat del Vallès visited Pallerols

Maria González León writes us, among other things, the following,

“We are from the Gausac Association for Women, a center for university students and young professionals in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona). On November 16th we were lucky enough to be able to visit the church and rectory of Sant Esteve de Pallerols, and to go up to the cabin of Sant Rafael. Some of us had already been there in previous years, and others were going there for the first time. We found volunteers from the Association of Friends of the Path of Pallerols from Rialb in Andorra who were cleaning the church to get it ready for the feast of the Meeting of the Rose.

Ramon told us in great detail the story of Saint Josemaría’s passage through these forests of Rialb and the anguish he suffered because he did not know if he was doing the Will of God. The meeting of a golden wooden rose in the church of Pallerols dispelled doubts and fears, confirming his decision to move to Andorra. That rose was an important sign of what had happened between the Virgin Mary and Saint Josemaría in the church of Pallerols.

 

After visiting all the rooms of the rectory and the church and taking some photos, we ended up spending some time praying before the Virgin Mary of the Rosary, in the same side chapel where Saint Josemaría found the rose.

 

 

Ramon and his colleagues from the Association of Friends of the Path of Pallerols in Rialb in Andorra fondly recalled the meeting they had a few years ago with Mons. Javier Echevarría, then bishop and prelate of Opus Dei, who had lived with Saint Josemaría for many years. Paco asked him what kind of invocation or special patronage the Virgin Mary of the Rosary of Pallerols and Mons. Echevarría, without thinking much, replied: “the personal path. Let us ask him for the vocational path of each person.” And so we did, joining in the intercession of Saint Josemaría.

b) Other women in Pallerols

 

Sílvia Quera writes:

“Although it’s been more than a month since we were in Pallerols, we are excited to share some photos from August 9th when we were lucky enough to visit the church and the rectory, the cabin of Saint Raphael and the chapel of Canòlich in Andorra.

 

Ramón’s explanations and the luck of being able to go up to the cabin with a 4×4 made it even more incredible.

Of those who went up, 2 had met Saint Josemaría and we are even more excited to relive these experiences.

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts to the entire team who make it possible for us to relive those impressive moments.

Thank you very much!”