Immaculate Conception: Magisterium, Fathers, Saints
Many Catholics have the pious custom of praying a novena from 30 November to 8 December, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. As the novena begins, here are a selection of texts from the Magisterium, Fathers of the Church and saints.
Meditations: Sunday of the Fourth Week of Lent (Year C)
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during these days of Lent.
Life of Mary (III): Presentation of Our Lady
On 21 November, we celebrate the Presentation of Our Lady. According to Christian tradition, Joachim and Anne, the parents of Mary, offered their daughter to God in the Temple at Jerusalem when she was a young girl.
“It is worthwhile!” (IV): From Generation to Generation
As the years and generations go by, the family of Opus Dei is called to be faithful to the gift that God gave the world on October 2nd, 1928, a charism “as old as the Gospel, and like the Gospel new.”
Meditations: Sunday of the First Week of Lent
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during this time of Lent.
A Home That Reaches the Whole World
The vocation of a numerary assistant is a specific calling to care for and strengthen family ties in Opus Dei.
Wanting To Be Children, Finding the Warmth of a Home: Filiation and Paternity in Opus Dei
On the birthday of the Prelate of Opus Dei, we reflect on fatherhood and filiation in this family.
Meditations: Sunday of the Fifth Week of Lent (Year C)
Some reflections that can assist our prayer as we draw near to Holy Week.
St. Raphael Meditation: The Rosary, a Powerful Weapon
A meditation (guided prayer) on the Rosary and its place in our lives.
“It is worthwhile!” (III): Making Time an Ally
“Our feelings need to be formed, to mature, to learn; they tell us the truth about ourselves and about our relationships. We need to make this aspect of our being an integral part of our response to God, in order to be able to make decisions that involve our life in time.”