Saint Josemaría

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.

In 1931, Saint Josemaria wrote down what had happened on the morning of October 2nd, 1928, feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, when he first "saw" Opus Dei.

"Lord, that I may see! Lady, that it may be!"

"Why is it so hard for me to talk to my friends about the photo of St. Josemaria that I use as a bookmark?" Roberto tells us how he answered this question.

"Twenty-six years, the grace of God, and good humor."

In a world in which worry and anxiety are always in the air, Diego talks about how his relationship with St. Josemaria helps him keep calm and preserve his inner peace and joy.

The new channel of St. Josemaria on YouTube features short videos and summaries of his gatherings with families, friends, and members of Opus Dei.

St. Josemaría saw the archangel St. Raphael as a guide for young people who are launching out on their own path in the world.

What's it like to meet a saint? What difference did St. Josemaria make in the lives of the people around him? Mónica Ruiz-Tagle (Chile) tries to answer these questions.

10 December is the feast of Our Lady of Loreto, established by Pope Francis. Saint Josemaría considered himself especially indebted to Our Lady of Loreto for a very serious need that he placed under Our Lady's mantle on 15 August 1951.

21 August is the feast of St. Pius X, the intercessor to whom St. Josemaria entrusted the Work's relation with the Holy See. In this excerpt, Miguel De Salis Amaral writes about St. Josemaria's lifelong devotion to this Pope.

Homily of Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz on the feast of St. Josemaría, in the Basilica of Saint Eugene (Rome).

“This is our destiny on earth: to fight for love until the last moment.”

"Come what may, everything is for the best because everything comes from the hands of our Father-God."

Trinidad got to know St. Josemaria through his book "The Way." She felt like the points were written specifically for her, and they helped her see the future with hope.

"We're called to be sowers of peace and joy," St. Josemaria reminded the first St. Raphael boys. That's what the formation Opus Dei offers is meant for.

A selection of illustrated quotes from St. Josemaria's conversations with young people in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and Venezuela.

It was college students, crowding around the tables in the back of a small cafe in Madrid, who clicked with the message St. Josemaría was trying to share the most.

Nine days of special preparation for the great feast of our Lady's Immaculate Conception, with some resources for growing in love for Mary Immaculate.

This week The Merry Beggars (Relevant Radio) is releasing a 5-part audio drama series on the life of Saint Josemaria.

"These bad times will pass, as they always have [...]. Optimistic, joyful! God is with us!"

"I am yours, for you I was born: what do you want from me, Jesus?"

"Of a hundred souls, we are interested in a hundred."

26 June is the feast of St. Josemaria. Here are the liturgical texts for the Mass of the day.

St. Josemaria talking to young people then and now.

"Let each wayfarer follow his own way." This is a selection of points from "The Way," by Saint Josemaria, for young people who want a closer relationship with God.

The first students who took part in Opus Dei's work with young people didn't feel like they were adding one more good thing to their to-do lists: they felt like main characters in the story, and they wanted to blaze a trail. And we'll always need trailblazers.