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Opening of the Saxum Visitor Center

Recent News02/18/2019

The official opening of the Saxum Visitor Center in the Holy Land took place on February 7 in the presence of the Minister of Tourism for Israel and...

Letter from the Prelate (14 February 2019)

Pastoral Letters and Messages02/14/2019

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz stresses the importance of unity with those around us, a unity that, since it is the result of love, "is not uniformity, but...

Formulas for Holiness

Biography02/11/2019

February 10 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Considering Guadalupe’s passion for chemistry, we are starting a series on some of...

Video: Monsignor Ocáriz in Nicaragua

From the Prelate02/16/2019

Video highlights of the Prelate of Opus Dei's one day visit to Nicaragua, with a summary of his visits to Panama and Costa Rica.

Something Great That Is Love (V): How do we discover our vocation?

Vocation02/12/2019

There are as many stories of vocation as there are men and women. This article offers some signs that can help each person reach a conviction...

Work Camp in Land of Many Islands

Social initiatives02/08/2019

A group of 38 young men from Australia and New Zealand went to Vanuatu (a country of 83 islands 1,000 miles east of northern Australia) for two weeks...

Commentary on the Gospel: "A poem of divine love"

Getting to know our Lord Jesus Christ02/15/2019

Gospel for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C) and commentary.

Message of Pope Francis for World Day of the Sick

From the Pope02/11/2019

The 27th World Day of the Sick is being celebrated in Calcutta, India, on 11 February 2019, feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.

In the Sanctuary of Conscience

Articles on Christian life02/06/2019

What is the role of the conscience in our moral life? How does it relate to divine Wisdom and Love? A new article on Christian life.

Beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri

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“Lord, I don’t know how to pray”

If you really want to be a penitent soul - both penitent and cheerful - you must above all stick to your daily periods of prayer, which should be fervent, generous and not cut short. And you must make sure that those minutes of prayer are not done only when you feel the need, but at fixed times, whenever it is possible. Don't neglect these details. If you subject yourself to this daily worship of God, I can assure you that you will be always happy. (Furrow, 994)

When I see how some people set about the life of piety, which is the way a Christian should approach his Lord, and I find them presenting such an unattractive picture, all theory and formulas, plagued with soulless chanting, better suited to anonymity than to a personal, one to One, conversation with God Our Father (genuine vocal prayer is never ...

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