Opus Dei

Monsignor Cormac Burke, the first numerary vocation from his motherland, Ireland, spent many years - and indeed his last days - in that other land tucked away in East Africa, Kenya. He passed away peacefully on 22nd November 2021 and is now celebrating the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Work in Ireland from our final homeland - heaven. Here are a few details into how he met Opus Dei.

October is the month of the Rosary. In this video from 1974, St. Josemaria speaks about praying the Rosary as a family.

Montse Grases was born on 10 July 1941 and died on Holy Thursday, 29 March 1959. Montse’s life was similar to that of any other girl her age, and at the same time it was filled with God. She found Jesus amid her normal everyday activities and gave herself generously to Him.

The third issue of the newsletter about the Servant of God Dora del Hoyo is now available for download. Its title is "The simplicity of holiness"

"It was surreal experience to travel to the heart of the country." Francis Gonzaga, a student from Warrane College in Sydney, reflects on his experience at a volunteer work camp in Alice Springs, Australia.

"The Holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Employ it with confidence and you will marvel at the result" (St. Josemaría). In this article you will find published all the parts of the Rosary in audio version, to be listened to wherever you prefer in order to live this beautiful devotion even better.

Love for the Church and the Pope is the hallmark of every Christian. It was present in the daily life of Tomás and Paquita. Their children bear witness to the strength and naturalness with which they passed their love for the Pope on to them.

The essence of the Gospel message leads to a joy is inseparable from holiness. St. Josemaría lived and taught others to live the struggle for holiness joyfully. His constant affirmation was that Christian homes should always be bright and cheerful. Paquita and Tomas were able to reflect this spirit faithfully.

In his 12 October general audience, Pope Francis continued his cycle of catechesis on spiritual discernment, speaking about desire.

In the first centuries of Christianity, not many people were literate and neither were there many copies of the Bible in circulation. However, this didn’t prevent them from contemplating the mysteries of our faith, thanks to the work of many artists who depicted stories from both the Old and the New Testament. These were often found in the Catacombs, and later in Churches and even on the streets and squares of the cities, once Christianity ceased to be a persecuted religion.