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.
Novena for Serenity to Blessed Alvaro
Texts for nine days of prayer, asking Blessed Álvaro to intercede before God to grant us serenity and peace of heart in difficult moments or situations. Novena written by Francisco Faus.
Meditations: Tuesday of the Twenty-Third Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflection that can assist our prayer during the 23rd week of Ordinary Time.
Rosaura, Spain: "We went from spiritual energies to the truth of Christ"
Rosaura’s parents’ conversion completely transformed the atmosphere in their home after years of living a New Age spirituality. Her family went from following New Age practices to encountering Christ. Both she and her mother, who passed away in 2024, share their journey back to the Church and their vocation as supernumeraries in Opus Dei.
St Josemaria Newsletter 29: Devotion on the five continents
On the occasion of the centenary of the priestly ordination of St Josemaria Escriva on 28 March 1925.
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.
Meditations: Monday of the Twenty-Third Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the 23rd week of Ordinary Time.
100 Years Since St. Josemaría’s Priestly Ordination
28 March 2025 marks the hundredth anniversary of St. Josemaría’s ordination to the priesthood. Liturgical and academic events have been organized in Zaragoza, Perdiguera, and Rome. We also share a commemorative card, available to download in several languages.
St. Josemaría Escrivá’s “The Way” tops Amazon charts thanks to Hallow’s Lent challenge
This Lent, sales of “The Way” by St. Josemaría Escrivá have skyrocketed thanks to Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge, with listeners diving deeper into the writings of the Spanish-born saint in his most well-known book.
St. Josemaría: the "madness" of love for Saint Joseph
In this short video, St. Josemaría speaks about St. Joseph, our Lord's father and our Lady's husband. "He taught Jesus so many things and protected him when he was a child... How many trials our Lord sent him, and how gently he carried them out!"