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  1. Personal testimonies

Something I Love, Someone I Love

Personal testimonies 23/09/2023

Olamide is a pharmacist by profession and a basketball coach. Through a passionate training of upcoming student basketballers, she is creating a furrow of diligence in little things.

"She was fulfilled, but in a different way"

Personal testimonies 25/08/2023

This is the fifth of a series of interviews commemorating the 75th anniversary of Opus Dei coming to Ireland. In this episode, Ciara Mannion describes how she finds meaning everyday by loving others in and through her work. Ciara is a wife and mother of two living in Galway.

My Damascus Experience

Personal testimonies 08/08/2023

"I decided to join the Work after Christmas (the day was 3rd January 1968), and obviously, I have no regrets till date."

A Close Encounter with my Saint

Personal testimonies 11/07/2023

A newly-married engineer narrates his first visit to the Prelatic Church of Opus Dei in Rome, the day before his wedding.

A miracle of Saint Josemaría in Ontario

Personal testimonies 26/06/2023

My mother thought she was having a heart attack. The prelate of the Work, who was here on those days, told me: everything will be fine. But the tests were very negative. The doctor called me. "Dagmar, I can't believe it!

Pau, an Enjoyer of Life

Personal testimonies 06/06/2023

Pau is a musician and painter. Through these two arts he lives a very personal relationship with God. In this video (with English subtitles) he explains how he turns each of the things he does into prayer: painting graffiti, a concert with friends… And he always enjoys it, he says, “having a great time”.

"You will know when He calls you"

Personal testimonies 08/09/2023

Blessing Nina Emmanuel talks about journey to the faith, inspired by her family and the chaplain at her university.

You Will Definitely Know When God Calls You

Personal testimonies 17/08/2023

Blessing Nina Emmanuel narrates her journey to the faith while in the university.

Masses of St. Josemaría in Ghana

Personal testimonies 25/07/2023

Last June 26 has perpetually remained engraved in my memory because I participated in several Masses in honour of St. Josemaría in Ghana, and it was the first time I would celebrate his feast outside Nigeria. The idea was made possible thanks to a conference on family medicine I attended a month earlier, in May, at Elmina, in Ghana’s Central Region.

The Rookie Lawyer who cannot stay away from Trouble

Personal testimonies 10/07/2023

We share the self-narrated story of Collins a young lawyer, fresh out of Law School who, despite his inexperience and lack of means, could not hold himself back from helping people in need. The sight of someone in handcuffs, the cry of a mother whose only son was about to be jailed for a petty reason, innocent people who only needed a lawyer to speak for them… these were some of the sights that elicited empathy from Collins, and he decided to help, often without invitation.

From Asturias to Kinshasa: the work of a dentist in Congo

Personal testimonies 23/06/2023

Dr. Ignacio Martínez, a stomatologist, who lives in Oviedo and has his practice in Avilés, has been collaborating with Monkole Hospital in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, since August 2016. He usually stays in Kinshasa for a month, during his holiday leave, to do a social work that has been awarded by the Asturias Dentists Association.

Family Camp: A Place to Rest, Reflect and Renew

Personal testimonies 06/06/2023

Summer. Time to relax, slow down, reconnect with family and friends, and revel in the all-too-brief warm weather. Also a season to reflect on the past year and plan for the new one. We enjoy all these things at our annual Family Camp

Tender Loving Care: My Daily Dose with My Cancer Patients

Personal testimonies 26/08/2023

What made you go into Oncology? How are you coping, isn’t it a depressing field? As a doctor in Oncology I get to be asked this question more often that I am asked for my name. Perhaps you too are also curious about my work. Well, let us delve into this ‘dreaded’ medical field.What made you go into Oncology? What a depressing field. How are you coping? As a doctor in Oncology, trying to answer these questions and more have been my almost daily conversations with people explaining my love for Oncology and th

The Day I Decided to Truly Live My Faith

Personal testimonies 14/08/2023

José is a graduate in Medicine in Puerto Rico who loves to surf. He recounted, in 2019, at the age of 26, an unexpected encounter at WYD in 2011 that changed his life and that of his future wife Michelle.

Preparing for World Youth Day 2023: "I know it's going to change me"

Personal testimonies 18/07/2023

World Youth Day 2023 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 6 August. Four young Chileans talk about how they're preparing for the event.

Footprints of my Life

Personal testimonies 04/07/2023

Chantal is a French lady who was born in Mali, but raised in Senegal. With apparent gusto, she narrates her encounter with the Work.

First Mass of Saint Josemaría in Iraq

Personal testimonies 22/06/2023

On Saturday, 24 June 2023, a Mass to celebrate the feast of St. Josemaría Escriva, will be held in Erbil, Iraq. It will be said in Aramaic using the Chaldean liturgical rite.

"Queen of Husbands... pray for us": Stories from a Marian Family

Personal testimonies 25/05/2023

"It was the presence of the Blessed Virgin that truly made our meeting meaningful." Twelve years after that first meeting, Luca and Maria share how devotion to Mary has helped them face the challenges of daily life.

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