Meditations: Sunday of the Fourth Week of Easter (Year C)
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during this time of Easter.
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.
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.
Building on Rock: The Plan of Life (II)
The road we travel with God involves both times of prosperity and moments of greater difficulty of tiredness. Fidelity to a plan of life is not about "perfect execution," but rather remaining in God's love and finding our rest in Him.
March Recollection Kit (2025)
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, including a downloadable PDF.
“At home and along the way, when you lie down and when you rise:” The Plan of Life (I)
A spiritual plan of life is not so much a “system” as a deep-rooted interior commitment to a relationship: the relationship of a child with their Father. Editorial in the “Combat, closeness, mission” series.
Jesus' Presentation in the Temple
2 February is the feast of the Presentation. Mary offers her Son to God and learns that she too will share closely in Jesus' redemptive mission.
February Recollection Kit (2025)
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, including a downloadable PDF.
Another Way of Seeing: Giving Means of Formation
When we give means of formation, we try to look with the gaze of a person for whom Christ is the center of everything. We also try to see through our listeners' eyes, in order to reach their hearts. And we do this with our own perspective and personality, which help us convey an authentic Christian message, true to its original meaning.