Opus Dei

Excerpt from a meditation by Saint Josemaria dated 25 December 1973. Published in "In Dialogue with the Lord," pp.181-188.

It is already a year since the Prelate of Opus Dei, Mons. Fernando Ocariz, visited the region of East Africa. Here is Part 2 of the fond memories we hold from those special days of 14th – 22nd December 2019.

It is already a year since the Prelate of Opus Dei, Mons. Fernando Ocariz, visited the region of East Africa. Here is Part 1 of some of the fond memories we hold from those special days of 14th – 22nd December 2019.

"To pray is to be a bit like Jesus: to intercede in Jesus to the Father, for others." Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 16 December general audience.

"The Child Jesus calls us to live with a free heart, a heart detached from the goods of this world and able to discern what is truly important."

Evelyn and her husband, who are both doctors, have spent the past 31 years in a remote corner of their country. With God's grace, they have helped many people come closer to the faith.

Professor Johannes Grohe of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross explains the “Urbi et Orbi” (“to the city and to the world”) blessing given by the Pope at Christmas and Easter.

A meditation (guided prayer) on the virtue of hope. Advent is a perfect time to develop the Christian virtue of hope, based on God's power and care for us.

“Jesus doesn’t want our prayer to be an isolated element in the midst of our other activities, with little power to transform our lives.”

Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei from 1994 to 2016, died on December 12, 2016. "Thank you, Father" narrates in five minutes some highlights from his life.