Opus Dei - Finding God in daily life

Paths of Contemplation

Spiritual life01/14/2019

Setting out on paths of contemplation amid our daily life means letting the Holy Spirit shape Christ in us, so that His face is reflected in our...

Spiritual Communion: a prayer that traveled around the world

Historical context01/08/2019

An article about the "accidental" discovery of the source of the "spiritual communion" that Saint Josemaria has passed on to so many thousands of...

The Epiphany of Our Lord

Writings01/03/2019

Text and audio recording of Saint Josemaria's homily, given on 6 January 1956, on the meaning of the feast of the Epiphany in the Church.

1,000 Christmas Baskets for the Poor

Biography01/11/2019

In a letter written to Saint Josemaria on January 9, 1960, Guadalupe Ortiz expressed her great joy in helping to distribute Christmas gifts to the...

Message from the Prelate (January 9, 2019)

Pastoral Letters and Messages01/08/2019

Each year that begins is a new opportunity to renew our struggle to draw closer to God, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz reminds us in his January 9 message.

"Mary's eyes reflect the beauty of God"

From the Pope01/02/2019

Homily of Pope Francis given on January 1 in Saint Peter's Basilica, for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

Photos of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri

Other resources01/11/2019

A Flickr file with 53 high resolution photos of the future blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri.

700 Three Kings' Processions in Poland

Recent News01/07/2019

A custom that started at Warsaw's Zagle school, begun under the impetus of Bishop Javier Echevarría, has now spread all over Poland and will involve...

New Year, New Struggle

Stories from his life12/31/2018

This was the motto that Saint Josemaria set for himself at the beginning of 1972, in the face of many challenges in the Church and the world. An...

Pope's Prayer Intention for January 2019

From the Pope01/10/2019

Let us pray that young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of...

The greatest show in the world, at the service of Africa

Social initiatives01/02/2019

Dancing for Kenya. Let us sing so that Kenyan children can eat every day. This was the purpose of the musical organized by a group of young people in...

60 years ago in East Africa, Part 4

Recent News12/10/2018

D. Pedro Casciaro and Fr. Gabiola arrived in Nairobi, by plane, on 24th October 1958; Ed Hernandez , Kevin O’Byrne and a some other members of Opus...

My girlfriend made me go to a retreat

News01/08/2019

If all goes well, I should graduate from university with my undergraduate degree later this year. It has been a challenging journey but without a...

Spiritual Retreats 2019

Activities12/25/2018

A list of Spiritual Retreat in East Africa in 2019

Pope's Prayer Intention for December 2018

From the Pope12/09/2018

Let us pray that people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the...

Back to Basics, Part 1

News01/03/2019

Here's a video about the message of Saint Josemaría and its impact on various people. It is the first in a series of 7 videos explaining some...

Stress Alvaro

Favors12/25/2018

In 2016, around June/July, during the meeting after the priest’s class they agreed to go to the intercession of Don Alvaro. They called this...

Getting document from Government Office

Favors obtained12/09/2018

I was helping an elderly friend to apply for an official document in a government office. Since I had applied the week before, it should not have been...

Beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri

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Message of the day

There is a great love of comfort, and at times a great irresponsibility, hidden behind the attitude of those in authority who flee from the sorrow of correcting, making the excuse that they want to avoid the suffering of others. They may perhaps save themselves some discomfort in this life. But they are gambling with eternal happiness - the eternal happiness of others as well as their own - by these omissions of theirs. These omissions are real sins. (The Forge, 577)

For many people a saint is an “uncomfortable" person to live with. But this doesn't mean that he has to be unbearable. A saint's zeal should never be bitter. When he corrects he should never be wounding. His example should never be an arrogant moral slap in his neighbour's face. (The Forge, 578)

Therefore, when in our ...

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