Opus Dei - Finding God in daily life

Guadalupe's Vocation: 75 years ago today

Biography19/03/2019

On 19 March 1944, the soon-to-be blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri asked to join Opus Dei. We offer a translation of the letter she wrote to Saint...

"The courage to take a risk"

From the Pope12/03/2019

Message of Pope Francis for the 2019 World Day of Prayer for Vocations, on May 12. Through the call He addresses to each person, our Lord "opens...

Letter from the Prelate (7 March 2019)

Pastoral Letters and Messages07/03/2019

The Prelate stresses the need to "sentire cum Ecclesia," "to live fully in harmony with the Church," which is the People of God and the Body of...

Love & pain: the ionic bond

Biography04/03/2019

Guadalupe's second "formula" for holiness is about facing life's difficulties in a way that leads to being closer to God.

Something Great That Is Love (VI): So that the music plays

Vocation15/03/2019

The vocation to Opus Dei is a call to "interpret" personally a musical score, to play a divine music that has as many interpretations as persons.

Video: The Prelate in Puerto Rico

From the Prelate12/03/2019

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz made a pastoral visit to the island of Puerto Rico from January 31st to February 3rd. This video offers a summary of the...

Lent and Holy Week: the Path to Easter

Recent News08/03/2019

Some resources for drawing as much spiritual fruit as possible from Lent and Holy Week, in preparation for celebrating our Lord's resurrection on...

Fleeing War to Find God: The Story of Jerome

Personal testimonies27/02/2019

Jerome hasn't had it easy in his life. This is how he presents himself: "I was born in the Congo and, since I was a child, my life has been marked by...

Commentary on the Gospel: Transfiguration

Getting to know our Lord Jesus Christ13/03/2019

Gospel for the Second Sunday of Lent (Cycle C) and commentary.

"Born with a catholic, universal heart"

Blessed Alvaro del Portillo11/03/2019

In this brief video, Blessed Alvaro del Portillo speaks about the message of Opus Dei, suited for all men and women in the middle of the world who...

Working on Trust (9): Dealing with peer pressure

Personal testimonies03/03/2019

How can we equip our children to handle peer pressure in ways that enable them to bring out the best in themselves? Final video in the series “Working...

"Why can't I express what I have inside?"

Personal testimonies25/02/2019

Alanis, a university student in Puerto Rico, talks about how a friend helped her discover the richness of her Catholic faith, and the need to share it...

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“Let us love spiritual direction”

You opened your heart sincerely to your Director, speaking in the presence of God ... , and it was marvellous to see how you yourself were finding the proper answers to your evasive attempts. Let us love spiritual direction. (Furrow, 152)

You well know the obligations of your Christian way of life; they will lead you safely and surely to sanctity. You have also been forewarned about the difficulties, or practically all of them, because you can already get a rough idea of them at the beginning of the road. Now I wish to emphasise that you must let yourselves be ...

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