Opus Dei

A meditation by Fr Philip Griffin for the Solemnity of Easter Sunday 2021.

Estelle was a resident in Ashwell for 3 years. She was curious to see if other students who were in Ashwell during lockdown had the same experience as she had: did they also feel Ashwell as a home away from home?

Christ is the starting point and the guiding thread of every Christian life. Our life of prayer, forming our emotions, inner freedom, spiritual struggle, our sense of mission... all converge in Christ. We want to live our life in Him, to live His life in ours.

The day of recollection is a time for prayer and reflection on some topics of our spiritual life.

A meditation (guided prayer) for Holy Thursday. "If we knew the value of the Mass we would die of joy," Saint John Marie Vianney assures us.

Not being able to travel to Rome for the UNIV congress turned out to be a great opportunity for many university women from all over the world, who took part in a live online get-together with the Prelate of Opus Dei.

On Wednesday 31 March, Pope Francis spoke about the meaning of the Easter Triduum that will begin tomorrow.

UNIV 2021, due to the pandemic, will take place online this year. In many countries around the world, activities are being organized to spend Holy Week and Easter at home, but with our hearts in Rome.

The ‘Trium Puerorum’ is a hymn of praise to God that the Church recommends praying after Holy Mass. The whole of nature is invited to join in this song, which was first sung by three young Jewish men in the Old Testament.

These reflections for each day of Holy Week can assist our prayer in the days leading up to the Resurrection.