Marcos
Testimonies
His friends, his fellow students and those who crossed paths with him tell who Marcos was and what he still means to them.
Share your testimony
Did you know Marcos, or have you discovered his story and would like to share what it has meant to you? We are preparing new publications about his life and would like to gather testimonies from people who knew him or who have come to know his story.
You can tell us about your experience and, if you wish, send us photographs, videos or other mementoes connected with Marcos. The testimonies we receive are kept in the Association’s archive; they are not published automatically on the website.
What others have told us
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Celebrating Marcos’s birthday
We remember our friend Marcos on his birthday and thank God for the gift of his life.
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Members and friends of the Association gather for a weekend of fellowship and prayer
A few days to share what is happening, to pray and to look together at the mission to which we find ourselves called through the witness…
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Saints Next Door
by Mateo Pou
In October 2025, Mateo Pou took part in the meeting «Saints next door – Santi della porta accanto: Giorgio Frassati, Carlo Acutis and Marcos Pou», held…
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«When I met Christ, I discovered myself to be a man», a phrase Marcos made his own
We share a phrase by Marius Victorinus (4th century) which Marcos made his own in «My Story».
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More than 400 people attend the presentation of the book «No hay amor más grande» (There Is No Greater Love)
The Fundación Pablo VI hosted the presentation of the book about Marcos’s life, written by Alfonso Calavia and published by Ediciones Encuentro.
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«My Story», the English edition of «Mi historia», is now published
Marcos Pou’s autobiography reaches English-speaking readers in the edition published by Human Adventure Books.
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Madrid launch of the book «There Is No Greater Love» (No hay amor más grande), on the life of Marcos
On 20 May at 7 p.m. we will be presenting Alfonso Calavia’s book on the life of Marcos at the Auditorium of the Fundación Pablo VI.
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World Day of Prayer for Vocations: a request from Marcos
We share a line from the book «My Story» to mark the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
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«It is rather the story of what Christ has done with me»
We share a text by Marcos Pou about his own story, collected in his book «My Story».
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A note by Marcos on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land
We share a sentence that Marcos Pou wrote in his notes during the pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
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Book presentation in Barcelona: «No Hay Amor Más Grande» (No Greater Love)
Alfonso Calavia, the author of the book, and Mons. Javier Vilanova shared their reflections at an event with the public in Barcelona.
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A note by Marcos in the Holy Land for Easter
We share a few words that Marcos wrote in his notes during the pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
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Four cities united in prayer on the eleventh anniversary of Marcos’s death
To mark the eleventh anniversary of the death of Marcos Pou, a number of Masses are being celebrated in Barcelona, Chile, Milan and Madrid. The first…
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Advent Vigil with Eucharistic Adoration
🕰️ Saturday 29 November – 8 p.m.📍 Sant Ramon de Penyafort (Rambla Catalunya 115, Barcelona)🙏 Mass beforehand at 7 p.m. Advent is a time of waiting…
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El sí de Marcos: a talk on the book «My Story»
Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
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Marcos Pou: the one called by God
Marcos Pou was born on 20 September 1991 in Barcelona. The son of two Catholic parents, he was the second of six children. From an early…
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“Through Marcos’s life, we have grown closer to Christ”
Interview with the President of the Association in the magazine Catalunya Cristiana Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
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The best thing about the communion of saints is that Marcos can be your friend too
Continue reading on instagram.com Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
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“A humanity so human that it can only be God”
On 1 March, more than 350 people gathered at the Seminary of Barcelona to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Marcos Pou. The central…
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Film recalls young man who died 10 days after entering the seminary
Recently released, El sí de Marcos is a short documentary about the death of Marcos Pou, a young man from Barcelona (Spain) who died in 2015…
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Marcos Pou: the young man from Barcelona who died ten days after entering the seminary
On 22 February 2015 there was not an inch to spare in the chapel of the Barcelona seminary. Dozens of people who could not get in…
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Christ’s “viral” method
Marcos Pou was only 23 when he travelled to the Holy Land. The notes from that pilgrimage express a mature wisdom and a youthful passion that…
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Marcos, a young man who discovered love
Who is Marcos Pou? This documentary sets out to show how his life was changed through his relationship with Christ, making him a witness to a…
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«This is my responsibility: to live from Him in order to communicate Him». Marcos in the Holy Land
In September 2014, five months before his death, Marcos made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Fr José Miguel García. During the journey he wrote…
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Encuentro Madrid. Dare la vita per un «barlume di verità»
An edition rich in testimonies, from politics to art. One volunteer: «With my heart overflowing with joy, I can now say that the fabric of my…
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10th anniversary: Masses in several cities and a celebration with Cardinal Omella
Dear friends, With great joy we invite you to save the date for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of our dear Marcos’s passing. It is…
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The incredible story of Marcos Pou that changes lives: “A man who intelligently let himself be moulded”
“From an early age I had a great desire to be loved, to be preferred.” It was a priest who encouraged him to put his experiences…
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Am I My Story? Meeting Lisbon
Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
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Homily of Mgr David Abadías on the 9th anniversary
I should like to greet Mn. Yago Gallo, Mn. Pere Montagut and the Association for inviting me to preside at today’s Mass. I also greet Mn.…
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9th anniversary: Mass dates
Dear friends: We now have the dates for the Masses marking the 9th anniversary of Marcos’s death. May it be an occasion for all of us…
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8th anniversary: Mass times
Dear friends: We now have the dates for the Masses marking the 8th anniversary of Marcos’s death. May it be an occasion for all of us…
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7th anniversary: Mass with Bishop Javier Vilanova
Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
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Be a Disciple, Be Light, Be Fruit
by Mons. Javier Vilanova, auxiliary bishop of Barcelona · VII anniversary, parish of San Vicente de Sarrià (Barcelona)
At the moment of the homily we are invited to be an echo of the word of God, and we are also invited to link our…
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6th anniversary: Mass with Bishop Antoni Vadell
Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
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What are we doing here?
by Bishop Antoni Vadell, auxiliary bishop of Barcelona · VI anniversary, Basilica of Saint Joseph Oriol (Barcelona)
Look, allow me to ask a question, and to ask it of you too. What are we doing here? Why are we here? What is the…
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“He, leaving everything behind, got up and followed him”
by Tommaso Pedroli · Villanueva de la Cañada (Madrid), 20 February 2021
“He, leaving everything behind, got up and followed him.” We may have heard these words many times. But we never manage to shake off a sense…
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Pierced by Christ
by José Miguel García, priest · V anniversary (2020)
It has now been five years since we gathered here in memory of Marcos’s life. The reason, the gesture we are celebrating, is certainly the Eucharist,…
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Letter to Marcos
by Daiki Nishikawa
Memories of MarcosMarcos took me to lunch with a university friend of his, after the party. We played football in the street and did our homework…
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Marcos, one year on
Sometimes we picture him with his smile, full of passion; we miss him…
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A young man in love with Christ
by Fr Carlos Cano
I met Marcos while he was praying, taking part in the Eucharist and going to confession, some five years before he entered the seminary and flew…
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“And you, who do you say that I am?”
by Pigi Banna · First anniversary, Rome, 22 February 2016
One year after Marcos’s death, the question becomes even stronger: “And you, who do you say that I am?” His life has been fulfilled in…
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A man of God has died
by Jaume Vives
I met Marcos Pou just a few months ago. It was in a village in Catalonia – La Gleva – where I had gone to give…
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The Inheritance of the Saints
by Fr Mauro Giuseppe Lepori, Abbot General of the Cistercian Order
Marcos was at the Spiritual Exercises, the only one who was not a priest, and I had been greatly struck by his attentive and fervent passion…
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Seminary of Madrid
Vertigo and complete trust, I am Yours, Christ. May this be a path of holiness…
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Religión en Libertad
Today, he sees and experiences in fullness what we long to know ever more deeply each day…
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God has played a trick on us!
Homily by Fr Yago Gallo, Marcos’s uncle, at his funeral: 23 February 2015, parish of La Bonanova (Barcelona).
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TAM PATER NEMO (No one ever was, nor could be, so good a Father)
by Nico Pou Gallo, Marcos's brother
A letter to friends, family and acquaintances after Marcos’s death.
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«I will be there waiting for you»
by Jesús Úbeda
Many are the thoughts and feelings that have come and gone since I was told, at ten o’clock this morning, that my friend Marcos had died…
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Marcos’s experience in India, 2011
1 LETTER Sent from a keyboard without accents Greetings from India! We’re pushed for time so I’m taking the chance to dump the whole spiel on…
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In memoriam Marcos Pou
It was precisely in his everyday life that he discovered and reaffirmed the certainty of his vocation…
Homilies
The homilies from the funeral and from the anniversary Masses:
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Celebrating Marcos’s birthday
We remember our friend Marcos on his birthday and thank God for the gift of his life.
-
Members and friends of the Association gather for a weekend of fellowship and prayer
A few days to share what is happening, to pray and to look together at the mission to which we find ourselves called through…
-
Saints Next Door
by Mateo Pou
In October 2025, Mateo Pou took part in the meeting «Saints next door – Santi della porta accanto: Giorgio Frassati, Carlo Acutis and Marcos…
-
«When I met Christ, I discovered myself to be a man», a phrase Marcos made his own
We share a phrase by Marius Victorinus (4th century) which Marcos made his own in «My Story».
-
More than 400 people attend the presentation of the book «No hay amor más grande» (There Is No Greater Love)
The Fundación Pablo VI hosted the presentation of the book about Marcos’s life, written by Alfonso Calavia and published by Ediciones Encuentro.
-
«My Story», the English edition of «Mi historia», is now published
Marcos Pou’s autobiography reaches English-speaking readers in the edition published by Human Adventure Books.
-
Madrid launch of the book «There Is No Greater Love» (No hay amor más grande), on the life of Marcos
On 20 May at 7 p.m. we will be presenting Alfonso Calavia’s book on the life of Marcos at the Auditorium of the Fundación…
-
World Day of Prayer for Vocations: a request from Marcos
We share a line from the book «My Story» to mark the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
-
«It is rather the story of what Christ has done with me»
We share a text by Marcos Pou about his own story, collected in his book «My Story».
-
A note by Marcos on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land
We share a sentence that Marcos Pou wrote in his notes during the pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
-
Book presentation in Barcelona: «No Hay Amor Más Grande» (No Greater Love)
Alfonso Calavia, the author of the book, and Mons. Javier Vilanova shared their reflections at an event with the public in Barcelona.
-
A note by Marcos in the Holy Land for Easter
We share a few words that Marcos wrote in his notes during the pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
-
Four cities united in prayer on the eleventh anniversary of Marcos’s death
To mark the eleventh anniversary of the death of Marcos Pou, a number of Masses are being celebrated in Barcelona, Chile, Milan and Madrid.…
-
Advent Vigil with Eucharistic Adoration
🕰️ Saturday 29 November – 8 p.m.📍 Sant Ramon de Penyafort (Rambla Catalunya 115, Barcelona)🙏 Mass beforehand at 7 p.m. Advent is a time…
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El sí de Marcos: a talk on the book «My Story»
Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
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Marcos Pou: the one called by God
Marcos Pou was born on 20 September 1991 in Barcelona. The son of two Catholic parents, he was the second of six children. From…
-
“Through Marcos’s life, we have grown closer to Christ”
Interview with the President of the Association in the magazine Catalunya Cristiana Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
-
The best thing about the communion of saints is that Marcos can be your friend too
Continue reading on instagram.com Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
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“A humanity so human that it can only be God”
On 1 March, more than 350 people gathered at the Seminary of Barcelona to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Marcos Pou.…
-
Film recalls young man who died 10 days after entering the seminary
Recently released, El sí de Marcos is a short documentary about the death of Marcos Pou, a young man from Barcelona (Spain) who died…
-
Marcos Pou: the young man from Barcelona who died ten days after entering the seminary
On 22 February 2015 there was not an inch to spare in the chapel of the Barcelona seminary. Dozens of people who could not…
-
Christ’s “viral” method
Marcos Pou was only 23 when he travelled to the Holy Land. The notes from that pilgrimage express a mature wisdom and a youthful…
-
Marcos, a young man who discovered love
Who is Marcos Pou? This documentary sets out to show how his life was changed through his relationship with Christ, making him a witness…
-
«This is my responsibility: to live from Him in order to communicate Him». Marcos in the Holy Land
In September 2014, five months before his death, Marcos made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Fr José Miguel García. During the journey…
-
Encuentro Madrid. Dare la vita per un «barlume di verità»
An edition rich in testimonies, from politics to art. One volunteer: «With my heart overflowing with joy, I can now say that the fabric…
-
10th anniversary: Masses in several cities and a celebration with Cardinal Omella
Dear friends, With great joy we invite you to save the date for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of our dear Marcos’s passing.…
-
The incredible story of Marcos Pou that changes lives: “A man who intelligently let himself be moulded”
“From an early age I had a great desire to be loved, to be preferred.” It was a priest who encouraged him to put…
-
Am I My Story? Meeting Lisbon
Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
-
Homily of Mgr David Abadías on the 9th anniversary
I should like to greet Mn. Yago Gallo, Mn. Pere Montagut and the Association for inviting me to preside at today’s Mass. I also…
-
9th anniversary: Mass dates
Dear friends: We now have the dates for the Masses marking the 9th anniversary of Marcos’s death. May it be an occasion for all…
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8th anniversary: Mass times
Dear friends: We now have the dates for the Masses marking the 8th anniversary of Marcos’s death. May it be an occasion for all…
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7th anniversary: Mass with Bishop Javier Vilanova
Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
-
Be a Disciple, Be Light, Be Fruit
by Mons. Javier Vilanova, auxiliary bishop of Barcelona · VII anniversary, parish of San Vicente de Sarrià (Barcelona)
At the moment of the homily we are invited to be an echo of the word of God, and we are also invited to…
-
6th anniversary: Mass with Bishop Antoni Vadell
Machine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.
-
What are we doing here?
by Bishop Antoni Vadell, auxiliary bishop of Barcelona · VI anniversary, Basilica of Saint Joseph Oriol (Barcelona)
Look, allow me to ask a question, and to ask it of you too. What are we doing here? Why are we here? What…
-
“He, leaving everything behind, got up and followed him”
by Tommaso Pedroli · Villanueva de la Cañada (Madrid), 20 February 2021
“He, leaving everything behind, got up and followed him.” We may have heard these words many times. But we never manage to shake off…
-
Pierced by Christ
by José Miguel García, priest · V anniversary (2020)
It has now been five years since we gathered here in memory of Marcos’s life. The reason, the gesture we are celebrating, is certainly…
-
Letter to Marcos
by Daiki Nishikawa
Memories of MarcosMarcos took me to lunch with a university friend of his, after the party. We played football in the street and did…
-
Marcos, one year on
Sometimes we picture him with his smile, full of passion; we miss him…
-
A young man in love with Christ
by Fr Carlos Cano
I met Marcos while he was praying, taking part in the Eucharist and going to confession, some five years before he entered the seminary…
-
“And you, who do you say that I am?”
by Pigi Banna · First anniversary, Rome, 22 February 2016
One year after Marcos’s death, the question becomes even stronger: “And you, who do you say that I am?” His life has been fulfilled…
-
A man of God has died
by Jaume Vives
I met Marcos Pou just a few months ago. It was in a village in Catalonia – La Gleva – where I had gone…
-
The Inheritance of the Saints
by Fr Mauro Giuseppe Lepori, Abbot General of the Cistercian Order
Marcos was at the Spiritual Exercises, the only one who was not a priest, and I had been greatly struck by his attentive and…
-
Seminary of Madrid
Vertigo and complete trust, I am Yours, Christ. May this be a path of holiness…
-
Religión en Libertad
Today, he sees and experiences in fullness what we long to know ever more deeply each day…
-
God has played a trick on us!
Homily by Fr Yago Gallo, Marcos’s uncle, at his funeral: 23 February 2015, parish of La Bonanova (Barcelona).
-
TAM PATER NEMO (No one ever was, nor could be, so good a Father)
by Nico Pou Gallo, Marcos's brother
A letter to friends, family and acquaintances after Marcos’s death.
-
«I will be there waiting for you»
by Jesús Úbeda
Many are the thoughts and feelings that have come and gone since I was told, at ten o’clock this morning, that my friend Marcos…
-
Marcos’s experience in India, 2011
1 LETTER Sent from a keyboard without accents Greetings from India! We’re pushed for time so I’m taking the chance to dump the whole…
-
In memoriam Marcos Pou
It was precisely in his everyday life that he discovered and reaffirmed the certainty of his vocation…
On video
Play the video: Homily by Fr Yago Gallo · 11th anniversary (2026)
Play the video: Mass for the 10th anniversary (2025)
Play the video: Mass for the 9th anniversary (2024)
Play the video: Mass for the 8th anniversary (2023)
Play the video: Mass for the 7th anniversary
Play the video: Mass for the 6th anniversaryMachine translation. If you spot a mistake, do write to us.