Opus Dei

Bishop Javier Echevarría opened the conference in Rome for the centennial of Alvaro del Portillo’s birth with words of gratitude to Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his election.

"On reaching adolescence children may strongly demand an amount of freedom that at times they aren’t yet ready to manage in a mature way."

From chapter 1.

The final day in May is the feast of our Lady's visit to her cousin Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.

"In this Family, love for God and neighbor centered on loving attention to Jesus, the Father’s eternal Word, who learned how to talk with human words and to love with the heart of a man."

December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The first chapter in the 20-part "Life of Mary" available on the web page explains the meaning of this feast.

August 15th is the feast of our Lady's Assumption. This chapter from the "Life of Mary" series explains the theological meaning of Mary's being taken up into heaven, body and soul.

The thirteenth chapter in the Life of Mary looks at the many years spent by the Holy Family in Nazareth, years marked by daily work, prayer and joyful family life.

The scene of the "Pietà," with the dead body of Christ resting in Mary’s arms, has often moved Christian hearts.

“Beside the Cross of Jesus were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene” (Jn 19:25).