Wanting One Thing Alone: The Three Hail Marys at Night
This custom, which has its roots in an ancient tradition of the Church and took on its own particular form in the Work in time of war, expresses the desire to end each day by turning to Mary, reorienting our heart towards what truly matters, and sustaining our brothers and sisters in the struggle to live purity.
As in a Film: The Agony in the Garden
It is a dark night in Gethsemane: beneath the Passover moon, Jesus goes forward alone to face the weight of the world. While his disciples give in to sleep, He prays and turns anguish into trust. This is a meditation on how to “watch and pray,” holding on to faith at difficult times.
Life of Mary (XX): Coronation and Queenship
August 22 is the feast of our Lady's Queenship: "And the Angels pay her homage as her subjects... and the patriarchs and the prophets and the Apostles... and all sinners and you and I."
Loving the World from an Armchair
Cinema is “an intersection of desires, memories and questions,” Pope Leo XIV tells us. Here are a few suggestions for turning our time in front of a screen into genuine moments of contemplation.
August Recollection Kit (2026)
A recollection is time spent in silence with God, talking to Him and “recollecting” who we are before Him. This is a package of resources for a recollection in your own home.
“Lord I want to pick up my cross and follow you”
It’s hard to look at Jesus on the cross and hear him say, “If anyone wants to be my disciple, let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.” Even though you’ll probably never get nailed to a cross, it sounds grim. And you may wonder whether Jesus really meant it when he also said, “Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest ... My yoke is easy and my burden light.”
“The Adventure of Marriage”
In this series of six videos, an Argentinian couple share the story of their joys and sorrows, struggles and victories in their married life together. These videos could serve as a resource for pre-marriage courses and for young couples.
"Working on Trust"
This series is intended to help parents in the education of their children. The videos draw upon the teachings of Saint Josemaria, who was passionate about freedom and the educational role of parents.
"Just Start. Ways to help people"
The eleven videos in this series on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, offered each month during the Jubilee Year of Mercy, can now be accessed on a single page.
