{"id":930,"date":"2026-08-24T15:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilgrimgroupstravel.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=930"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:04:43","slug":"footsteps-of-st-josemaria-escriva","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pilgrimgroupstravel.com\/es\/producto\/footsteps-of-st-josemaria-escriva\/","title":{"rendered":"Footsteps of St. Josemar\u00eda Escriv\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mother Cabrini&#039;s New York (English)\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r_C_iSsPDtY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1n1uit8\" data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"143\">A Catholic Pilgrimage Through the Life, Vocation &amp; Spiritual Legacy of the Founder of Opus Dei<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"242\"><strong data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"242\">9 Days \/ 7 Nights | Madrid \u00b7 Burgos \u00b7 Logro\u00f1o \u00b7 Pamplona \u00b7 Barbastro \u00b7 Torreciudad \u00b7 Zaragoza<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"129oxqi\" data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"269\">About This Pilgrimage<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"442\">Follow the life and spiritual journey of <strong data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"337\">St. Josemar\u00eda Escriv\u00e1<\/strong>, founder of Opus Dei, through the cities, churches and sanctuaries that shaped his vocation and mission.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"779\">Born in <strong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"473\">Barbastro in 1902<\/strong>, Josemar\u00eda experienced the beginnings of his priestly vocation in <strong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"551\">Logro\u00f1o<\/strong>, prepared for the priesthood in <strong data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"596\">Zaragoza<\/strong>, celebrated his first Mass before Our Lady of the Pillar, and later moved to <strong data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"684\">Madrid<\/strong>, where on October 2, 1928, he received the inspiration that led to the foundation of Opus Dei.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"1082\">This pilgrimage is much more than a biographical journey. It is an opportunity to encounter one of the central themes of St. Josemar\u00eda&#8217;s spirituality: that <strong data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"975\">holiness is not reserved for a few<\/strong>, but can be sought in ordinary life \u2014 through our work, family, friendships and everyday responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1320\">From his birthplace in Barbastro and the footprints in the snow that helped awaken his vocation, to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and the beginnings of Opus Dei in Madrid, we will discover the places behind his remarkable life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1553\">The journey also takes us to <strong data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1366\">Torreciudad<\/strong>, one of Spain&#8217;s great modern Marian shrines, and to <strong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1431\">Pamplona<\/strong>, where his vision of sanctifying professional and intellectual life took concrete form through the University of Navarra.<\/p>\n<h1 data-section-id=\"cdb0yq\" data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1578\">Pilgrimage Highlights<\/h1>\n<ul data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"2653\">\n<li data-section-id=\"b2qtic\" data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1639\">Follow the life of <strong data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1626\">St. Josemar\u00eda Escriv\u00e1<\/strong> across Spain<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"8pa9xw\" data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1731\">Visit the places associated with the <strong data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1731\">foundation and early years of Opus Dei in Madrid<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1d1xkmf\" data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1809\">Discover <strong data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1753\">Burgos<\/strong>, where St. Josemar\u00eda lived during the Spanish Civil War<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1kw2ihz\" data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1921\">Visit <strong data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1829\">Logro\u00f1o<\/strong> and recall the famous <strong data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1878\">footprints in the snow<\/strong> that influenced his vocational discernment<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"kvzvte\" data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"1999\">Visit the church of <strong data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1964\">Santiago el Real<\/strong>, connected with the Escriv\u00e1 family<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"11lgsbf\" data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2051\">Explore the <strong data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2039\">University of Navarra<\/strong> in Pamplona<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"13gn4g2\" data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2102\">Visit <strong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2073\">Barbastro<\/strong>, birthplace of St. Josemar\u00eda<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1vviv4\" data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2163\">Discover his childhood home, school and family connections<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"kkpxge\" data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2214\">Visit the magnificent <strong data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2214\">Cathedral of Barbastro<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"lqbfv4\" data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2263\">Pilgrimage to the <strong data-start=\"2235\" data-end=\"2263\">Sanctuary of Torreciudad<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"hx699f\" data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2302\">Venerate <strong data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2302\">Our Lady of Torreciudad<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"18kwrt\" data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2365\">Visit the <strong data-start=\"2315\" data-end=\"2353\">Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar<\/strong> in Zaragoza<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1iba3x\" data-start=\"2366\" data-end=\"2466\">Discover the places associated with St. Josemar\u00eda&#8217;s <strong data-start=\"2420\" data-end=\"2466\">seminary formation and priestly ordination<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"sqb2ls\" data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"2529\">Opportunity for <strong data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2529\">daily Holy Mass and spiritual activities<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1mke674\" data-start=\"2530\" data-end=\"2653\">Private pilgrimage programs available for <strong data-start=\"2574\" data-end=\"2653\">parishes, Opus Dei groups, schools, universities and Catholic organizations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1j9dtks\" data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"115\"><strong style=\"font-size: 20.16px;\">Important Information and Terms and Conditions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"relative z-[1]\">\n<div class=\"mt4SwW_editor [--wb-text-primary:var(--text-primary)] [--wb-text-secondary:var(--text-secondary)] [--wb-text-tertiary:var(--text-tertiary)] [--wb-surface-primary:var(--bg-primary)] [--wb-surface-secondary:var(--bg-tertiary)] [--wb-border:rgb(0_0_0\/7%)] [--wb-border-hover:rgb(0_0_0\/7%)] [--wb-divider:var(--border-light)] [--wb-focus:var(--border-strong)] [--wb-control-border:var(--interactive-border-focus)] [--wb-entity-accent:var(--theme-entity-accent)] [--wb-accent:var(--interactive-label-accent-default)] [--wb-on-accent:var(--bg-primary)] [--wb-interactive-background:var(--interactive-bg-accent-default)] 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Time to rest following the international journey before gathering for our <strong data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"2955\">welcome dinner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2958\" data-end=\"3105\">This evening provides our first opportunity to introduce the life and spirituality of St. Josemar\u00eda and prepare ourselves for the pilgrimage ahead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3107\" data-end=\"3142\"><strong data-start=\"3107\" data-end=\"3142\">Dinner and overnight in Madrid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3144\" data-end=\"3147\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"g3sr5w\" data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3175\">Day 3 \u2014 Madrid \u2013 Burgos<\/h2>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"pwulrx\" data-start=\"3177\" data-end=\"3207\">The Beginnings of Opus Dei<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3408\">Our pilgrimage begins in <strong data-start=\"3234\" data-end=\"3244\">Madrid<\/strong>, the city where St. Josemar\u00eda arrived as a young priest and where, on <strong data-start=\"3315\" data-end=\"3334\">October 2, 1928<\/strong>, he understood the mission that would lead to the foundation of Opus Dei.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3410\" data-end=\"3637\">We will discover several places connected with these formative years and the early development of his apostolate, including sites associated with the <strong data-start=\"3560\" data-end=\"3584\">Vincentians (Pa\u00fales)<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3636\">Church of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de los \u00c1ngeles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3639\" data-end=\"3731\">We will also visit the <strong data-start=\"3662\" data-end=\"3684\">Almudena Cathedral<\/strong>, where a chapel is dedicated to St. Josemar\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3733\" data-end=\"3922\">Throughout the visits, we will reflect upon the message that increasingly became central to his mission: the <strong data-start=\"3842\" data-end=\"3921\">universal call to holiness and the sanctification of ordinary life and work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3924\" data-end=\"3963\">After our visits, departure for Burgos.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3965\" data-end=\"3989\"><strong data-start=\"3965\" data-end=\"3989\">Overnight in Burgos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3991\" data-end=\"3994\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"2f5j0g\" data-start=\"3996\" data-end=\"4034\">Day 4 \u2014 Burgos \u2013 Logro\u00f1o \u2013 Pamplona<\/h2>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1ebc61p\" data-start=\"4036\" data-end=\"4082\">War, Vocation &amp; the Footprints in the Snow<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4084\" data-end=\"4290\">This morning we discover <strong data-start=\"4109\" data-end=\"4119\">Burgos<\/strong>, where St. Josemar\u00eda lived during an important period of his life following his escape from the religious persecution taking place in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4292\" data-end=\"4546\">We will visit the magnificent <strong data-start=\"4322\" data-end=\"4345\">Cathedral of Burgos<\/strong> and walk through the historic center and along the Arlanz\u00f3n River, discovering places associated with his time here, including the <strong data-start=\"4477\" data-end=\"4500\">Church of El Carmen<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"4509\" data-end=\"4545\">Parish of San Cosme y San Dami\u00e1n<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4548\" data-end=\"4657\">We then continue to <strong data-start=\"4568\" data-end=\"4579\">Logro\u00f1o<\/strong>, one of the most important places for understanding St. Josemar\u00eda&#8217;s vocation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4659\" data-end=\"4943\">Here, as a teenager, he encountered the <strong data-start=\"4699\" data-end=\"4755\">footprints of a barefoot Carmelite friar in the snow<\/strong>. Seeing the sacrifice represented by those footprints made him wonder what God might be asking of him. The experience became an important moment in his discernment of a priestly vocation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4945\" data-end=\"5108\">We will visit places connected with the Escriv\u00e1 family, including <strong data-start=\"5011\" data-end=\"5031\">Santiago el Real<\/strong>, their parish church, and the <strong data-start=\"5062\" data-end=\"5107\">Co-Cathedral of Santa Mar\u00eda de la Redonda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5110\" data-end=\"5135\">Continuation to Pamplona.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5137\" data-end=\"5163\"><strong data-start=\"5137\" data-end=\"5163\">Overnight in Pamplona.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"5165\" data-end=\"5168\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"pwqyeb\" data-start=\"5170\" data-end=\"5201\">Day 5 \u2014 Pamplona \u2013 Barbastro<\/h2>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1xtoj1u\" data-start=\"5203\" data-end=\"5250\">Sanctifying Study, Work &amp; Professional Life<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5252\" data-end=\"5370\">Today we visit <strong data-start=\"5267\" data-end=\"5279\">Pamplona<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"5288\" data-end=\"5313\">University of Navarra<\/strong>, founded in 1952 under the inspiration of St. Josemar\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5372\" data-end=\"5545\">The university provides an extraordinary opportunity to understand his teaching about the sanctification of professional work, intellectual life and ordinary human activity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5547\" data-end=\"5759\">It was here in 1967 that St. Josemar\u00eda delivered his celebrated homily <strong data-start=\"5618\" data-end=\"5654\">\u201cPassionately Loving the World,\u201d<\/strong> expressing with particular clarity his vision of encountering God in the circumstances of everyday life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5761\" data-end=\"5905\">We will explore the campus and also visit the <strong data-start=\"5807\" data-end=\"5855\">Bidasoa International Ecclesiastical College<\/strong>, according to availability and the final program.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5907\" data-end=\"5949\">After our visits, departure for Barbastro.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5951\" data-end=\"5978\"><strong data-start=\"5951\" data-end=\"5978\">Overnight in Barbastro.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"5980\" data-end=\"5983\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"8j87eb\" data-start=\"5985\" data-end=\"6005\">Day 6 \u2014 Barbastro<\/h2>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1rwi5ll\" data-start=\"6007\" data-end=\"6050\">Birthplace &amp; Childhood of St. Josemar\u00eda<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"6052\" data-end=\"6141\">Today is dedicated to <strong data-start=\"6074\" data-end=\"6087\">Barbastro<\/strong>, where Josemar\u00eda Escriv\u00e1 was born on January 9, 1902.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6143\" data-end=\"6262\">Walking through the city allows us to discover the family and religious environment in which his faith first developed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6264\" data-end=\"6550\">We will see places associated with his childhood and family, including the area of his <strong data-start=\"6351\" data-end=\"6365\">birthplace<\/strong>, the business connected with his father, <strong data-start=\"6407\" data-end=\"6421\">Casa Alb\u00e1s<\/strong>, associated with his mother&#8217;s family, and the <strong data-start=\"6468\" data-end=\"6486\">Piarist school<\/strong> where he studied before the family eventually moved to Logro\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6552\" data-end=\"6619\">We will also visit <strong data-start=\"6571\" data-end=\"6594\">Barbastro Cathedral<\/strong> and the Diocesan Museum.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6621\" data-end=\"6801\">Our program may include the <strong data-start=\"6649\" data-end=\"6684\">Museum of the Claretian Martyrs<\/strong>, recalling the dramatic witness of the missionaries killed for their faith during the religious persecution of 1936.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6803\" data-end=\"6915\">We will also visit the <strong data-start=\"6826\" data-end=\"6863\">Sanctuary of Our Lady of El Pueyo<\/strong>, overlooking the countryside surrounding Barbastro.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6917\" data-end=\"6944\"><strong data-start=\"6917\" data-end=\"6944\">Overnight in Barbastro.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"6946\" data-end=\"6949\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"awr2nd\" data-start=\"6951\" data-end=\"6996\">Day 7 \u2014 Barbastro \u2013 Torreciudad \u2013 Zaragoza<\/h2>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"ntzkwn\" data-start=\"6998\" data-end=\"7025\">Our Lady of Torreciudad<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"7027\" data-end=\"7124\">Today we make one of the great Marian visits of our pilgrimage: the <strong data-start=\"7095\" data-end=\"7123\">Sanctuary of Torreciudad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7126\" data-end=\"7393\">St. Josemar\u00eda&#8217;s relationship with Our Lady of Torreciudad began in childhood. When he was approximately two years old, he became gravely ill. After his unexpected recovery, his mother took him to the old hermitage of Torreciudad in thanksgiving to the Blessed Virgin.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7395\" data-end=\"7580\">Decades later, St. Josemar\u00eda promoted the construction of the present sanctuary as a place dedicated particularly to <strong data-start=\"7512\" data-end=\"7579\">Marian devotion, conversion and the Sacrament of Reconciliation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7582\" data-end=\"7718\">We will visit the modern sanctuary and the historic hermitage associated with the centuries-old devotion to <strong data-start=\"7690\" data-end=\"7717\">Our Lady of Torreciudad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7720\" data-end=\"7785\">Time for prayer and, whenever possible, celebration of Holy Mass.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7787\" data-end=\"7828\">In the afternoon, departure for Zaragoza.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7830\" data-end=\"7856\"><strong data-start=\"7830\" data-end=\"7856\">Overnight in Zaragoza.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"7858\" data-end=\"7861\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"olufgq\" data-start=\"7863\" data-end=\"7891\">Day 8 \u2014 Zaragoza \u2013 Madrid<\/h2>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"nv2hi3\" data-start=\"7893\" data-end=\"7948\">Our Lady of the Pillar &amp; St. Josemar\u00eda&#8217;s Priesthood<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"7950\" data-end=\"8066\">Our final major pilgrimage day takes us into the heart of <strong data-start=\"8008\" data-end=\"8020\">Zaragoza<\/strong>, where Josemar\u00eda prepared for the priesthood.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8068\" data-end=\"8190\">We will visit the magnificent <strong data-start=\"8098\" data-end=\"8136\">Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar<\/strong>, one of the great Marian sanctuaries of Christianity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8192\" data-end=\"8409\">During his years in Zaragoza, St. Josemar\u00eda frequently came here to pray before Our Lady. 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