These are only a few of the marvelous facts that make up the saintly and fruitful life of a holy priest who wanted not to be talked about, who wanted not to make noise. I think it would be difficult, even if many people were to write about him, to collect in a single biography the richness of his human and spiritual personality. I therefore beg the pardon not only of his children in Opus Dei, but of all men (given the fact that St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer now belongs to the history and treasure of the whole Church) in attempting to sketch a partial outline of his teaching, as a modest remembrance of this great servant of the Church.
