Opus Dei

St Josemaria often recalled with gratitude how his parents introduced him step by step to the Christian way of life

The Spanish Civil War breaks out, together with one of the most violent periods of religious persecution in the history of the Church

1928, 1929, 1930… St Josemaria had to fulfil God’s will, but had no trained assistants, no money, and no patrons.

“I was 26, had God’s grace and good humor and nothing else. And I had to do Opus Dei”. It was October 2, 1928, the feast of the Guardian Angels...

Maylis is an art curator in France. She tries to speak with God as she works, “like someone in love who works and thinks all the time about the person she loves.”

At Benedict XVI's suggestion, more than 1,200 people read the Bible uninterruptedly over the course of a week during the Synod on the Word of God. The Pope began the reading with Genesis. Among the readers was Bishop Javier Echevarría. (Video)

“I bless human love with both of my hands as a priest,” said St. Josemaría. He also recommended that spouses argue as little as possible and always make up at the end, asking one another for forgiveness (2:32).

In his Wednesday audience during Holy Week, Benedict XVI urged the students taking part in UNIV to bear witness to Christ with their joy (3:11).

Mary Wanjiku, from Kenya, finds the source of St Josemaria's optimism in his understanding of God's love for each individual.

Silvia Ugolini is a lawyer and is married with three children. Opus Dei, she says, has helped her juggle her roles as an executive, a mother and a spouse, keeping priorities straight and finding new energy each day.