Opus Dei

On February 19, the Archbishop of Madrid opened the cause of canonization for Paquita Dominguez and Tomas Alvira, a married couple with 8 children.

We offer 40 short excerpts from Benedict XVI’s messages for Lent since occupying the chair of Peter, with a link to his Lenten message for this year.

February 14th commemorates the start of Opus Dei's apostolic work with women in 1930 and the beginning of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross in 1943. With life stories from 3 women in Opus Dei.

Haseen S. Aswani, a Hindu, is a student of pharmacy and the dean of the Alsajara University Residence in Granada, Spain, a corporate work of Opus Dei for women

The web page of the Information Office of Opus Dei can now be accessed on mobile phones and PDAs in 30 languages.

Leire and her husband Robert planned to build “a bright and cheerful home,” an expression she learned from St. Josemaría. Their two daughters with Down syndrome have helped them to do so.

Mondo TV, an Italian production company, has aired a 70 minute animated film on St. Josemaría's early life. Here is a second short clip (03'01'').

Lola Pardo Conde is from Valladolid, Spain. Through her brother, their family met Fr. Josemaria in the 1940s. She became a Supernumerary in 1964.

During these days, family members of the faithful of Opus Dei and of priests of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross can gain an indulgence granted by the Holy Father Benedict XVI.

As a young priest, St. Josemaría was especially fond of a small statue of the Infant Jesus. He would hold the Child in his arms, sing and even dance with it. “I’m glad to see you as a small Child,” he would say, “because it makes me feel you need me” (02’ 12”).