Opus Dei

Maria Spenger lives in Graz, Austria, with her husband and two daughters. As a Cooperator of Opus Dei, she is grateful for the formation that helps her remain peaceful and find God in those around her.

With the close of the Year of Faith, the Prelate reflects on ways to ensure these past months leave a deep impression on our daily lives.

Las Gravileas, a training center for women, has worked for sixteen years running intensive technical and business training programs for destitute women.

Prayer for private devotion.

Seeking the intercession of men and women who have died with a reputation for holiness is a common practice in the Catholic Church. A few examples of favors received through the intercession of Laura Busca.

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Laura Busca Otaegui (called “Laurita” by those who knew her well) was born on November 3, 1912 in Zumárraga, in the Basque region of Spain. The wife of Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri, she died in Pamplona on October 11, 2000.

I had problems with one of my jobs that made relations with my students very uncomfortable and strained.

Prayer for private devotion.

José Maria Hernández Garnica was born in Madrid on 17 November 1913. He obtained doctorates in Engineering, Natural Sciences and Theology. On 28 July 1935 he joined Opus Dei. He died in Barcelona on 7 December 1972.