The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle: St. Manuel Gonzalez Garcia Russell Shaw Private meditation

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Here is an unforgettable picture of the saint's activity during the years of crisis that threatened to obliterate his great gift to the church: Opus Dei

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The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle: St. Manuel Gonzalez Garcia Russell Shaw Private meditationSt. Manuel felt called to the priesthood at the age of 12. After his ordination in 1901, he was sent to preach at a church which he found to be unclean and abandoned. There, praying before a Tabernacle covered in dust and cobwebs, with torn altar cloths and oil dripping onto the floor from the sanctuary lamp, he decided to dedicate his life to providing for Jesus needs in the Tabernacle. This poor, abandoned Tabernacle taught the young priest more