Opus Dei

Texts about the Wise Men's adoration of the Child in Bethlehem from the Magisterum of the Church, saints, and Christian poets, to help prepare for the feast of the Epiphany.

Every day we have the possibility of finding God’s will materialized in things that are accessible and small, but good and pleasing in the eyes of God and other men and women.

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. This guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

A meditation (guided prayer) on beginning the new year with Mary, Mother of God.

A meditation (guided prayer) on the birth of our Lord at Christmas.

Knowing that God is always looking at us and living in the present moment can help us grow in simplicity.

Was Jesus really born on December 25th? Were the Three Kings historical figures? What do we know about what really happened on the first Christmas?

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. This guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

Our Lord promised that the Holy Spirit would accompany his Church and help her be faithful, that is, attentive to transmitting what was received, in a permanent dialogue with each age. That is also Opus Dei’s path throughout history.

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.