Opus Dei

When asked about the future of Opus Dei, Saint Josemaria says, "Opus Dei has just one thing, the desire to fulfill God's will through our ordinary work...If we're humble and don't stray from our goal, and if we're contemplatives in the street and the market-place, everything will go well."

When I was 18, I used to dream about marrying my prince charming. We would have two children, and I would work as a foreign correspondent for a famous magazine. But my little novel turned out a bit differently than I expected….

Harambee's work focuses on 40 education and communication projects in 18 African countries. The programs aim to get the African people themselves involved in the projects.

This year I would like to propose a few thoughts in the light of the Letter to the Hebrews “Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works.” These words offer a timely teaching on three aspects of Christian life: concern for others, reciprocity, and personal holiness.

The life of Fr. Joseph Muzquiz, a priest of Opus Dei whose cause of canonization was opened in Boston, has been featured in a number of radio and television interviews.

Addressing the crowd after his general audience on February 15, Benedict XVI said that "large families are a witness to faith, and a source of wealth and hope for the entire country."

St Josemaria Escriva was overjoyed when, a few months after the foundation of the Work on October 2, 1928, God made him realize that Opus Dei was also for women.

Dora del Hoyo was the first numerary assistant. An interview with Javier Medina, who has written a brief biography entitled “A Lighted Lamp.”

On October 11, 2011, Bishop Javier Echevarría made public a document calling for those who knew the first numerary assistant in Opus Dei to make known any information relevant to opening her Cause of Canonization.

In a get-together in 1972, St. Josemaria speaks about how we can best serve the society in which we live.