Opus Dei

10 December is the feast of Our Lady of Loreto, established by Pope Francis. Saint Josemaría considered himself especially indebted to Our Lady of Loreto for a very serious need that he placed under Our Lady's mantle on 15 August 1951.

With texts and prayers from Saint Josemaria, a novena for the nine days leading up to the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary on December 8 is available in pdf format.

Two bishops from Bulgaria share their testimony about the impact a secret translation of “The Way” had on their lives and on those of their parishioners in the later 20th century, when faith was persecuted in the country.

Some advice from Saint Josemaria on getting the most out of the school year.

The consecration of Opus Dei to the Most Sweet Heart of Mary took place on 15 August 1951. St. Josemaría carried it out in the Shrine of Loreto, where the Holy House is venerated, speaking spontaneously during Mass. Later, he composed a written formula and asked that it be renewed each year on 15 August. Months earlier, he had invited the members of Opus Dei to pray the aspiration, “Cor Mariæ dulcissimum, iter para tutum!” (Most sweet Heart of Mary, prepare for us a safe way!).

On the feast of St. Josemaría Escrivá, June 26, more than 700 faithful gathered at St. Louise de Marillac Parish in Covina, California, for the enthronement Mass of a statue of Mary, Mother of Fairest Love.

In this video, St. Josemaría explains the deepest reason for faith.

Some practical ideas, inspired by St. Josemaría's teachings, to make this Jubilee a turning point in the participants' lives.

The historian José Luis González Gullón recounts some previously unpublished details of 26 June 1975, the day Saint Josemaría passed away.

The song “Aprite le finestre” was the piece with which singer Franca Raimondi won the popular Sanremo Music Festival in 1956, Italy’s most important musical competition. St. Josemaría liked it and saw it as a simple and radiant expression of Christian hope in eternal life. He told those around him that he would like it to be sung at the moment of his death.