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Letter from the Prelate of Opus Dei on the Family

At the start of 2006, Bishop Javier Echevarría wrote a letter to the faithful of Opus Dei and its cooperators. We include here the paragraphs that stress the need to strengthen the institution of the family.

From the Prelate

Friends of God

A canticle to ordinary life, addressed to ordinary Christians, about the extraordinary surprise God has in store for them. This compilation was the first posthumous work of Saint Josemaría

Documentation

Message from the World Day of Peace

Excerpts from the message of Pope Benedict XVI for the World Day of Peace, January 1, 2006.

Recent News

It's Not so Easy to Combine Family and Work

Vanesa Walter is a young French mother who finds ways to harmonize her family tasks and professional work.

Nazareth and Bethlehem - Christ in your own home

"When spouses found their community of life on the Eucharist, their home reproduces spiritually the house in Bethlehem, the home in Nazareth." These words of Bishop Javier Echevarria are drawn from his book, "The Eucharist and Christian Life."

From the Prelate

Imitating the silence of St. Joseph

In these final days of Advent, Benedict XVI invites Christians to prepare for the coming of the Son of God by meditating on the example of St. Joseph

Recent News

Forty Years since Vatican II

The Second Vatican Countil closed forty years ago. Bishop Javier Echevarria reflects on this anniversary in an interview with Patricia Mayorga.

From the Prelate

"Development is not studied; it is achieved through personal commitment."

Women members of Opus Dei began "Kimbondo," a social action program on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Congo.

“Through the Mountains”: A New Comic Book about St. Josemaría

A new comic book about the founder of Opus Dei has been released simultaneously in seven languages: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, German, and Catalan.

Recent News

Ordinary Work to be Offered on the Altar

The Prelate's article in the Italian newspaper, "Avvenire", on the closing of the Synod on the Eucharist, in which he took part.

From the Prelate