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  1. Personal testimonies
Personal Testimonies from Australia
  • Young Aussies at UNIV 2022

  • Everyday help from St Joseph

  • The world is Bob’s oyster: God provides

  • An encounter with St Josemaria on the Camino

  • Extraordinary graces, ordinary motherhood

  • From Sydney to Rome and the Holy Land – UNIV 2014

  • A Year with Pope Francis

  • Don Alvaro’s Blueprint for a Happy Marriage

  • Sydney Cathedral full at Requiem Mass for Fr Amin Abboud

Around the World
  • Our marriage: based on love, faith and a sense of humour

    Ian and Nicola Lewis share the joys and struggles of married life and describe the impact that St Josémaria’s teachings have had on their approach to the vocation of marriage. Ian and Nicola live in Hamilton, New Zealand with their 8 children (with their 9th child due in April), ranging from 18 months to 15 years old.

  • My vocation as an Assistant Numerary and meeting the Holy Father in Sydney

    Helena Rajwer shares her experiences discovering her vocation as an assistant numerary and the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Kenthurst Study Centre in 2008

Sophie's Family

Personal testimonies 31/10/2014

Sophie, a Cooperator of Opus Dei in France, talks about confronting her husband's devastating accident a few months after their marriage, with the light and strength she found in Saint Josemaria's writings.

"Will you hold my hand?"

Personal testimonies 02/08/2022

During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei coming to Britain we are posting a number of videos telling stories of lives changed by faith. "Will you hold my hand” is the story of Brenda, a doctor in Kent who met Opus Dei while at university.

From Malaysia to Vienna: "Mom, I want to be baptized!"

Personal testimonies 03/07/2022

A Malaysian woman and her daughter found a new home in Vienna – and also their new faith in Christ. They discovered the beauty of the Catholic faith through the Stella School in Vienna.

“I discovered God little by little, through the affection of my friends”

Personal testimonies 31/05/2022

When Fiona was born, her parents decided not to baptize her so that, when she was older, she should decide for herself. It was thanks to the example her friends that this came about.

Time for God and My Whole Family

Personal testimonies 03/05/2022

Pedro, who lost his mother when he was five, studied architecture at the university. Now married and with 8 children, he talks about how he came to realize the need to put God first in his life, along with his whole family.

Four Pioneers in the Fortunate Islands

Personal testimonies 06/04/2022

Fifty years after the arrival of the first women of the Work in Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, here are the stories of four of them, who express their gratitude for all the fruit they have seen over the years.

"Bloom where you are planted"

Personal testimonies 22/10/2014

Opus Dei started in Kenya in 1958 by the direct impulse of Saint Josemaria Escriva. In this video clip we see how its message has taken root there.

“A friend’s invitation changed my life”

Personal testimonies 29/07/2022

"My parents and my sister are Evangelicals. I too, for much of my life, was an Evangelical. Until a friend’s invitation changed my life." Elias, a philosophy student in Mexico City, recounts the path of his conversion.

I didn't want to be a nurse

Personal testimonies 27/06/2022

During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei coming to Britain we are posting a number of videos telling stories of lives changed by faith. "I didn't want to be a nurse” is the story of Shaunagh, from Manchester, who wants to transmit her faith to friends who are far from God or have no religion.

Meeting Love made Man

Personal testimonies 23/05/2022

During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei coming to Britain we are posting a number of videos telling stories of lives changed by faith. "Meeting Love made Man” is the story of Julia, a supernumerary member of Opus Dei who lives in London.

Five Children on Earth and Two in Heaven

Personal testimonies 20/04/2022

Alejandro and Adriana, who live in Guadalajara, Mexico, tell us the story of their family, with its great sorrows, and even greater joys.

Doubling the Size of Our Family

Personal testimonies 05/04/2022

A Polish saying goes: “a guest in the house, God in the house.” The story of a Polish family that has opened its doors to Ukrainian refugees.

New Beginnings in South Africa

Personal testimonies 16/08/2022

Alexandra, commonly known as Alex, is a township in Johannesburg and it is one of the poorest urban areas in South Africa. Within this township lies St. Hubert Catholic Church, which hosts Ithubelisha programme for girls aged 9 – 17 years.

"Nourish this faith"

Personal testimonies 16/07/2022

During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei coming to Britain we are posting a number of videos telling stories of lives changed by faith. "Nourish this faith” is the story of Fr Matt, a Welsh parish priest who was helped by Opus Dei to follow his vocation to the priesthood.

“Saint Josemaría literally saved my life”

Personal testimonies 23/06/2022

The story of Fernando, a nightclub doorman in Portugal who dreamed of being a soldier, and who eventually found God thanks to a movie about the founder of Opus Dei.

God's Blessings on My Family

Personal testimonies 09/05/2022
Betty with her daughters and grandchildren

From Macau, Betty Lee talks about getting to know Opus Dei and how the formation she receives has brought her and her family closer to God. An article originally published in Chinese.

"When I met Sofi"

Personal testimonies 10/04/2022

During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei's arrival in Britain we will be posting a number of videos about people whose daily lives have been changed by their strengthened faith.

“What any mother would do for her child”

Personal testimonies 25/03/2022

“Early on February 24 we heard the news that Putin had invaded Ukraine. I spoke with Vova, my foster son, and heard these words on the other end that made me tremble: ‘Mother, I don’t want to die.’” Thus María José begins her story, from Seville.

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  • Writings of the founder of Opus Dei
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  • Blessed Alvaro del Portillo website
  • Romana, Bulletin of the Opus Dei Prelature
  • St. Josemaria Institute
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