"The holiness that Our Lord demands of you is to be achieved by carrying out with love of God your work and your daily duties, and these will almost always consist of small realities.” Saint Josemaría
"The holiness that Our Lord demands of you is to be achieved by carrying out with love of God your work and your daily duties, and these will almost always consist of small realities.”
Alexandra, commonly known as Alex, is a township in Johannesburg and one of the poorest urban areas in South Africa. Within this township lies St. Hubert Catholic Church, which hosts the Ithubelisha programme for girls aged 9–17.
During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei coming to Britain we are posting a number of videos telling stories of lives changed by faith. "Will you hold my hand” is the story of Brenda, a doctor in Kent who met Opus Dei while at university.
Matthew explains his journey to the Faith helped by a secondary school friend.
During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei coming to Britain we are posting a number of videos telling stories of lives changed by faith. "Nourish this faith” is the story of Fr Matt, a Welsh parish priest who was helped by Opus Dei to follow his vocation to the priesthood.
Alexandra commonly known as Alex is a township in Johannesburg and it is one of the poorest urban areas in South Africa. Within this township lies St. Hubert Catholic Church which hosts Ithubelisha programme for girls aged 9 – 17 years.
The story of Fernando, a nightclub doorman in Portugal who dreamed of being a soldier, and who eventually found God thanks to a movie about the founder of Opus Dei.
During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei coming to Britain we are posting a number of videos telling stories of lives changed by faith. "Where I felt safe” is the story of Ilyas, who met Christianity in Netherhall House in 1980.
"My parents and my sister are Evangelicals. I too, for much of my life, was an Evangelical. Until a friend’s invitation changed my life." Elias, a philosophy student in Mexico City, recounts the path of his conversion.
A Malaysian woman and her daughter found a new home in Vienna – and also their new faith in Christ. They discovered the beauty of the Catholic faith through the Stella School in Vienna.
Here is a video made for the 50th anniversary of this university residence for young men in Australia, which has produced abundant fruit, both human and spiritual, over the years.
During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei coming to Britain we are posting a number of videos telling stories of lives changed by faith. "I didn't want to be a nurse” is the story of Shaunagh, from Manchester, who wants to transmit her faith to friends who are far from God or have no religion.
At the Mass at Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, the rite of peace was a beautiful moment for me. I sent all my prayers to indigenous people affected by those events, and prayed God to grant them peace: no better place or moment to do that than Mass! – Gracia
A young architect with devotion to St. Josemaría asked his parish priest to celebrate a Mass in his honour around the 26th June. This was one of the close to 300 Masses that were celebrated in most parts of Nigeria. Brian, currently heads a youth-led environmental advocacy group teaching mainly young learners about preserving the environment with the use of crafts, and multimedia as learning tools!
This year, the Discover St Josemaria Virtual Conference will explore practical ways of improving family life and friendships as a way of growing in personal and family holiness in the middle of the world.
n. curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see.
Laura narrates her experience in sharing books as souvenirs for the guests to funerals and especially the occasion when she distributed 800 copies of The Way.
