Opus Dei

Let us pray for small and medium sized businesses; in the midst of economic and social crisis, may they find ways to continue operating, and serving their communities.

When we take up the habit of spiritual reading, we are able to go deeper in the our knowledge of the faith.

Let us pray for the elderly, that they may become teachers of tenderness so that their experience and wisdom may help young people to look towards the future with hope and responsibility.

n. curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see.

Alexandra commonly known as Alex is a township in Johannesburg and it is one of the poorest urban areas in South Africa. Within this township lies St. Hubert Catholic Church which hosts Ithubelisha programme for girls aged 9 – 17 years.

Let us pray for Christian families around the world, may each and every family embody and experience unconditional love and advance in holiness in their daily lives.

Some texts and a video from the Saxum Foundation to assist our prayer for the Feast of the Transfiguration on August 6.

During the 75th anniversary year of Opus Dei coming to Britain we are posting a number of videos telling stories of lives changed by faith. "Will you hold my hand” is the story of Brenda, a doctor in Kent who met Opus Dei while at university.

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.

The Athanasian Creed – also known by its first words “Quicumque vult” – is a summary of truths of the faith about the Most Holy Trinity and the Incarnation. Saint Josemaría used to pray and meditate on this text on the third Sunday of each month, to grow in his love for the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

In his 3 August general audience, Pope Francis reflected on his recent apostolic journey to Canada.

"My parents and my sister are Evangelicals. I too, for much of my life, was an Evangelical. Until a friend’s invitation changed my life." Elias, a philosophy student in Mexico City, recounts the path of his conversion.