Opus Dei

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.”

It may seem surprising that a little thing like some footprints in the snow was enough to make a teenager make the great decision to give his life to God. But that is the language God often uses to call people, and that is how generous souls who seek God sincerely are capable of responding, with faith.

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

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...

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

VIDEO: a contractor talks about finding his vocation to be a supernumerary, Opus Dei's influence on his children, and his concerns about Opus Dei.

The Prelate expresses his hope that, with the upcoming beatification of John Paul II, "the Holy Spirit will awaken many souls to a deep conversion and bring them close to God once again."

“As the great saints did,” Benedict XVI asks priests to be generous in dedicating time to hearing confessions. Saints he mentions as an example in this regard include Padre Pio, St. John Bosco, and St. Josemaría Escrivá.

Several young people who receive Christian formation in activities organized by Opus Dei speak about their own experiences (05'14'').