Resumen:
Among the priests whom St. Josemaria got to know and with whom he had dealings, some played a special role in his spiritual direction. Some served as confessors, others counseled him in his interior life; while another group who had a special spiritual affinity with him, had conversations or exchanged priestly experiences, which were highly valued by the founder of Opus Dei. These priests are the subject of this study, a study which is limited in time by 25 June 1944 when Blessed Alvaro del Portillo commenced to take care of his spiritual life. This study has been structured into three periods from childhood in Barbastro until post-war Madrid. The commencement of each time period is marked by the inclusion of some brief insights into St. Josemaria's life at that time.