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An Unbreachable Wall: Days on Guard

The day on guard, or watch day, is a custom in Opus Dei that involves dedicating one day of the week to living Christian fraternity with special intensity, keeping others present in our prayer, mortification, and small acts of charity.

The Annunciation

An article on St. Gabriel's message to our Lady to prepare for the feast of the Annunciation (25 March), from a previously published series on the life of Mary.

Meditations: Friday of the Twenty-Third Week of Ordinary Time

Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the 23rd week of Ordinary Time.

Novena for Serenity to Blessed Alvaro

Texts for nine days of prayer, asking Blessed Álvaro to intercede before God to grant us serenity and peace of heart in difficult moments or situations. Novena written by Francisco Faus.

Meditations: Tuesday of the Twenty-Third Week of Ordinary Time

Some reflection that can assist our prayer during the 23rd week of Ordinary Time.

Rosaura, Spain: "We went from spiritual energies to the truth of Christ"

Rosaura’s parents’ conversion completely transformed the atmosphere in their home after years of living a New Age spirituality. Her family went from following New Age practices to encountering Christ. Both she and her mother, who passed away in 2024, share their journey back to the Church and their vocation as supernumeraries in Opus Dei.

One by One

Path to the Centenary (3): St. Josemaría’s Understanding of Work: an Overview

St. Josemaría taught that work is a divine vocation and a means of personal sanctification and apostolate. Inspired by the mystery of the Incarnation and the pages of Sacred Scripture, he spread a Christological vision of work, integrating it into the spiritual life without separating the secular from the sacred.

Regional Monthly Intention (19th March, 2025)

Regional monthly intention: from 19.III.25 (Solemnity of St. Joseph) to 16.VII.25 (Our Lady of Mount Carmel).

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100 Years Since St. Josemaría’s Priestly Ordination

28 March 2025 marks the hundredth anniversary of St. Josemaría’s ordination to the priesthood. Liturgical and academic events have been organized in Zaragoza, Perdiguera, and Rome. We also share a commemorative card, available to download in several languages.

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Meditations: Monday of the Twenty-Third Week of Ordinary Time

Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the 23rd week of Ordinary Time.