The even plainer version (text only, no images!):
We know you gave up Instagram for Lent (because our statistics plummet this time of year), so this is our no-Instagram Instagram. Don't worry, there's no infinite scroll here. We're not even trying to design it nicely.
We just thought some of our content might help you on the 40-day path to Easter. Enjoy if you want!
🗓️ Updated every few days.
- Jesus died for us: what have we to fear? (audio meditation for Ash Wednesday)
- Audio message from Pope Francis on March 6, 2025: “I thank you with all my heart for the prayers you offer for my health from [St. Peter’s] Square. I accompany you from here. May God bless you, and may the Virgin Mary protect you. Thank you.”
- María José is a lawyer who lives with her husband and son in Madrid. Since the return of the Taliban regime to Afghanistan in August 2021, she has been helping women from that country to find asylum in Spain. There were only a few of them at the beginning, but now they've formed a network that supports 110 families. (watch the video)
- You've got mail! (read or listen to the Prelate's new letter on joy)
- March 11 is Blessed Alvaro del Portillo's birthday: prayer for his intercession (video)
- On the anniversary of Pope Francis' election, Vicky talks about what it meant to her to be able to speak to him and bring him a taste of his homeland after some general audiences in Rome. (watch: “I enjoyed being able to give the Pope something back”)
- Eva is from Barcelona, and she's an assistant numerary. She likes "keeping up with everything," from hiking and jogging to reading, writing, and spending time in nature to going out and exploring the world of fashion. This is how she describes her vocation in Opus Dei: "We turn houses into homes. Other people could do this work, but there's a special element of dedication and care, you add an extra 'layer' of prayer and service with your vocation." (watch the video)
- Ale is Bolivian, a mother of two, a psychotherapist and a doctor. She has dedicated a large part of her life to social work. Inspired by the teachings of St. Josemaría, she understood early on that poverty is not only material, but also a lack of love and of God. She and her husband decided to dedicate themselves to social rehabilitation programs. When he died in an accident, Ale decided to continue their work, strengthened by her faith. (watch the video)
- Week 1 of the St. Josemaria challenge: Called to holiness (go to the challenge)
- To begin is for everyone... to persevere is for saints. (watch: St. Josemaria talks about the priesthood)
- Prayer, service, and sacrifice characterize the season of Lent. (read the article)
- Week 2 of the St. Josemaria challenge: Finding God in daily life (go to the challenge)
- Week 3 of the St. Josemaria challenge: A spirit of service at work (go to the challenge)
- Wishing you all a very holy Holy Thursday! If you want to really immerse yourselves in the Gospel the next few days, you might like the 3 new letters from the Gospel at our link in bio, with narrations from Simon of Cyrene, one of women who meets Jesus on the path to Calvary, and a soldier at the foot of the Cross. (listen or read the letters)
- What makes the day of a tragedy like Jesus’ death on the Cross “good”? …we can only really understand it by walking the way of the Cross with Him. (Way of the Cross for students)