Opus Dei

A new anniversary of the founding of Opus Dei and Pope Francis' call to assist those who have been forced to flee their homeland are the central topics of this month's letter.

Angel was the name of one of the bodyguards who travelled with St Josemaria during his visit to Argentina in 1974. He said what impressed him most was St Josemaria's concern for everyone around him. He said, "Meeting the Father was the best thing that ever happened to me."

Who are they? St. Augustine says: “‘Angel’ is the name of their office, not of their nature. If you seek the name of their nature, it is ‘spirit’; if you seek the name of their office, it is ‘angel’“ (Enarr. in Ps., 103, 1, 15). With their whole beings the angels are servants and messengers of God. Because they “always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven” they are the “mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word” (Ps 103:20).

The address Pope Francis prepared for this event in the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, with a video summary of his spontaneous spoken remarks.

"The Angel is a creature who stands before God, oriented to God with his whole being." From a homily by Benedict XVI given on September 29, 2007, feast of the three Archangels.

Links to all of Pope Francis' homilies and major addresses during his recent trip, including in-flight press conference on return flight to Rome.

Homily given by Pope Francis in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., at the Mass of canonization for Blessed Junipero Serra.

A few of the many favors obtained through the intercession of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo in the year since his beatification on September 27, 2014.

On September 22, Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron of Los Angeles opened the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. Some excerpts from his opening address.

Our Lady is our Mother, explains St Josemaria, and as such she teaches us how to walk in the life of faith. The video was filmed in Valencia, Spain, on November 16, 1972.