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.

From chapter 4.

The sixth video in the series "Finding Christ in the Middle of the World." Australians from all backgrounds speak about the message of Saint Josemaria and its impact on their daily lives.

From chapter 5.

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

The fifth video in the series "Finding Christ in the Middle of the World." Australians from all backgrounds speak about the message of Saint Josemaria and its impact on their daily lives.

The series on Mary’s life pauses before the scene in Bethlehem when Wise Men come from the East to adore the Child.

"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."

"They were months of quiet work and hardship, spent with nostalgia for their homeland, but also with the joy of seeing Jesus growing up healthy and strong, far from the danger they had left behind."

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