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Saint Josemaría: at the service of a gift received in the Church

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages 06/26/2025

An article by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, Prelate of Opus Dei, published today in the German weekly “Die Tagespost.”

“Aprite le finestre”: the soundtrack Saint Josemaría wanted for his farewell from this world

Stories from His Life 06/23/2025

The song “Aprite le finestre” was the piece with which singer Franca Raimondi won the popular Sanremo Music Festival in 1956, Italy’s most important musical competition. St. Josemaría liked it and saw it as a simple and radiant expression of Christian hope in eternal life. He told those around him that he would like it to be sung at the moment of his death.

10-Day Devotion to the Holy Spirit

Saint Josemaría 06/06/2025

In 2025, Pentecost will be celebrated on Sunday, 8 June. The 10-day devotion to the Holy Spirit is a custom to prepare for this feast, 50 days after Easter.

Saint Josemaria and Our Lady of Montserrat

Stories from His Life 04/25/2025

St. Josemaría was very devoted to our Lady of Montserrat, and it was on her feast, 27 April, in the year 1954, that he was cured of diabetes, after a dramatic attack in which he almost died.

The Way of the Cross

For Prayer 04/11/2025

The Way of the Cross is an old Christian devotion of walking Jesus' path to Calvary with Him, reflecting on 14 parts (or stations) of the journey.

Week 2: Finding God in Daily Life

Saint Raphael 04/03/2025

Reading, a mission, and questions to reflect on in the second week of the Saint Josemaria challenge (March 28-June 26, 2025).

The St. Josemaria Challenge

For Prayer 03/28/2025

March 28, 1925, marked the day Saint Josemaría became a priest. Fifty years later, on June 26, 1975, he completed his earthly journey. To celebrate this period, we invite you to take part in the Saint Josemaría Challenge.

100 Years Since St. Josemaría’s Priestly Ordination

News 03/18/2025

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: “We will fight all our lives to correct our flaws”

Pray with Saint Josemaría 02/15/2025

In this video, St. Josemaría encourages us to live for love every day: “Don’t be ashamed to be a poor, flawed vessel. We will fight all our lives to correct our flaws, right to the end... This is love.”

Seven Sundays of Saint Joseph

Fostering Interior Life 01/28/2025

A long-standing tradition in the Church is to prepare for the feast of Saint Joseph by dedicating the seven Sundays before 19 March to Saint Joseph, in memory of his seven sorrows and joys.

Msgr. Ocáriz: only God quenches our thirst for the infinite and the desires of our hearts

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages 06/26/2025

Homily by the Prelate of Opus Dei, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, on the liturgical feast of Saint Josemaría, delivered at the parish of Saint Eugene (Rome).

Saint Josemaría's Help in Family Life

Devotion and Favors 06/16/2025

As we commemorate the anniversary of St Josemaría’s death this month, we share three favours obtained through his intercession, all experienced within the family: recovery after a heart attack, a journey to reunite with loved ones, and a pregnancy after several miscarriages.

Sonsoles, 2 May 1935: The First Pilgrimage

Recent News 04/30/2025

In May 1935, Josemaría Escrivá and Ricardo Fernández Vallespín made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Sonsoles in Ávila, and the custom of the May pilgrimage was born in Opus Dei. In this episode, historian Alfredo Méndiz comments on some details from a text written after their experience.

Week 5: In the Very Heart of the World

Saint Raphael 04/24/2025

Reading, a mission, and questions to reflect on in the fifth week of the Saint Josemaria challenge (March 28-June 26, 2025).

Quotes for Lent

Saint Raphael 04/10/2025

St. Josemaria's writings are full of advice about conversion and getting closer to God, which is what the season of Lent is all about. Here are a few selections from his writings in text and downloadable as wallpapers.

Saint Josemaria, a priest forever

Pray with Saint Josemaría 04/02/2025

To commemorate the centenary of St. Josemaría's ordination, a video on his priestly vocation was shown in Zaragoza and Rome. It includes fragments of get togethers in which he shared advice with priests, inspiring them to live a holy and fruitful ministry.

Week 1: Called to Holiness

Saint Raphael 03/28/2025

Reading, a challenge, and questions to reflect on in the first week of the Saint Josemaria challenge (March 28-June 26, 2025).

The Way

Documentation 03/12/2025

Read these counsels slowly. Pause to meditate on these thoughts. They are things that I whisper in your ear—confiding them—as a friend, as a brother, as a father. And they are being heard by God.”

7 Young People Read “The Way” by St. Josemaría

Devotion and Favors 01/31/2025

We asked seven young people to read ‘The Way’ and to choose their favourite points. In this video, Veronica Maria, Michele, Angelica, Giulia, Angelina, Roberto, and Federico tell us why they chose the points they did.

9 January: Livestream from the Prelatic Church

Devotion and Favors 01/07/2025

On 9 January, anniversary of St. Josemaria's birth, from 11:00 to 15:15 and 16:15 to 19:00 Rome time (UTC + 1), live images will be broadcast from the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace in Rome, where his mortal remains repose.

The Founder of Opus Dei's Final Hours

Stories from His Life 06/25/2025

The historian José Luis González Gullón recounts some previously unpublished details of 26 June 1975, the day Saint Josemaría passed away.

Feast of the Most Holy Trinity

Recent News 06/13/2025

On the first Sunday after Pentecost, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Here are some resources for growing in devotion to the Trinity.

Saint Catherine of Siena, Intercessor of Opus Dei

Stories from His Life 04/28/2025

April 29 is the feast day of Saint Catherine of Siena. The story of how Saint Josemaria decided to name her an intercessor of Opus Dei. Adapted from an article published in "Studia et Documenta," vol. 8 (2014).

Christ's Presence in Christians

Saint Raphael 04/18/2025

This homily by St. Josemaria isn't just a set of beautiful thoughts about Easter: it's a conversation starter so you can talk to the Risen Christ in your life right now.

Conference of the Prelate in Zaragoza: Eucharist and Priesthood

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages 04/04/2025

Conference by Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, Prelate of Opus Dei, on the centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the priest, at the academic ceremony on the 100th anniversary of Saint Josemaría’s priestly ordination (Zaragoza, 27 March 2025).

The Prelate of Opus Dei in Zaragoza

News 03/31/2025

To commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Saint Josemaría Escrivá’s ordination to the priesthood, the city of Zaragoza hosted a series of events from 27 to 30 March. These included academic gatherings, liturgical celebrations, and festive family meetings. Similar events took place in Rome and Logroño, locations that played a significant role in the founder of Opus Dei’s life and childhood.

Inklings of Love: St. Josemaría Before Opus Dei

Recent News 03/25/2025

What events shaped young Josemaría’s life before 1928? How did he discover his priestly vocation? In this article, José Luis González Gullón takes us into the early years of St. Josemaría Escrivá’s priesthood, a key stage in his spiritual journey, when he had not yet founded Opus Dei but already intuited that God was asking something great of him.

“The Way” inspires Hallow's Lenten challenge

News 03/04/2025
St. Josemaría Escrivá

The Catholic prayer app Hallow launches its Lent challenge on Wednesday. This year, it is inspired by the founder of Opus Dei's “The Way.” The global challenge will be guided by well-known figures from around the world.

Reading “The Way” for the first time

Saint Raphael 01/31/2025

We asked seven young people to read ‘The Way,’ a book by St. Josemaria, and to choose their favourite points. In this video, Veronica Maria, Michele, Angelica, Giulia, Angelina, Roberto, and Federico tell us why they chose the points they did.

“Show that you are a mother”

Stories from His Life 12/11/2024

In May of 1970, St. Josemaría announced his desire to cross the Atlantic to prostrate himself at the feet of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast we celebrate on 12 December.

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