New Mediterraneans (III): "From the Wound of the right hand"
A "new discovery" in Saint Josemaria's spiritual life. Contemplating our Lord’s Sacred Humanity, wounded for our sins and now risen back to life,...
Homily of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz in Saragossa, Spain
On Saturday, 30 March 2019, in the church where Saint Josemaria was ordained a priest in 1925, the Prelate of Opus Dei celebrated Mass and preached...
Irish Jesuit Hero who Influenced Mother Teresa and Josemaria Escriva
Fr. Willie Doyle was a World War I military chaplain who died while serving heroically those alongside him.
Letters from Saint Josemaria to Guadalupe
On a few occasions, the founder of Opus Dei personally wrote to Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, showing his closeness and fatherly concern for her...
The Epiphany of Our Lord
Text and audio recording of Saint Josemaria's homily, given on 6 January 1956, on the meaning of the feast of the Epiphany in the Church.
eScrivaLite: an App to pray about each day's Gospel
This free App enables Saint Josemaría’s writings to lead you into the Gospel passage of today’s Mass, every day. The author of the App explains what...
"I have come to cast fire on the earth"
An article about Saint Josemaria's ardent efforts to bring young people closer to Christ back in the 1930s: "Set [young people] ablaze with the fire...
10 Quotes from Saint Josemaria about Love for the Poor
November 18 is the 2nd World Day of the Poor, convoked by Pope Francis. Here are ten quotes from Saint Josemaria about seeing Christ in the poor and...
A Day with Paul VI
On 21 November 1965, Pope Paul VI, who will be canonized on Sunday, took part in the inauguration of the academic year at the ELIS center and at the...
My Good Friend Saint Josemaria
Lebanese priest Fadi Sarkis never met Saint Josemaría but says they have become great friends. Fr. Sarkis, who lives in Beirut, is a member of the...
Saint Josemaria's "Theology of the Donkey"
Some reflections on the Palm Sunday liturgy and the donkey's role in carrying Christ to Jerusalem, and how Saint Josemaria made use of this scene to...
"Saint Josemaria saw government as a service to people"
An interview with Marlies Kücking, who has worked for over 50 years in Opus Dei's central government in Rome.
Seven Sundays of Saint Joseph
A long-standing tradition in the Church is to prepare for the feast of Saint Joseph on March 19 by dedicating the seven Sundays before it to Saint...
Working on Trust (8): God chose my son
God has a plan for each one of us. A Christian family is entrusted with the task of accompanying each of its members in discerning God's plan. Eighth...
New Year, New Struggle
This was the motto that Saint Josemaria set for himself at the beginning of 1972, in the face of many challenges in the Church and the world. An...
Celebrating Christmas 2018
Homilies, articles, videos and carols to help us draw close to the Infant Jesus at Christmas time.
Novena to the Immaculate Conception
On November 30, we begin 9 days of special preparation for the great feast of our Lady's Immaculate Conception. Some resources for growing in love for...
"My good friends the souls in purgatory"
On November 2, All Souls Day, the Church reminds us of the need to pray for those who have died and are now being purified. Some quotes about this...
Saint Oscar Romero
An article published in "Faith Magazine" about Oscar Romero's close relationship with St Josemaría and the spirituality of Opus Dei. He will be...
"Last of the Romantics"
An interview published in "Aleteia" with Monsignor Mariano Fazio, vicar general of Opus Dei, about his new book "Last of the Romantics: St. Josemaria...
Video: The Prelate in Saragossa
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz spent March 29 - 31 making a brief pastoral visit to Saragossa, Spain. With a translation of the homily he gave in the...
“Letters to a Saint”: eBook with letters from Guadalupe Ortiz
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“Letters to a Saint” offers an English translation of letters written by Guadalupe to Saint Josemaría. The founder of Opus Dei kept these letters...
Working on Trust (9): Dealing with peer pressure
How can we equip our children to handle peer pressure in ways that enable them to bring out the best in themselves? Final video in the series “Working...
Spiritual Communion: a prayer that traveled around the world
An article about the "accidental" discovery of the source of the "spiritual communion" that Saint Josemaria has passed on to so many thousands of...
Homily for Feast of the Holy Family
Here is the homily "Marriage, a Christian Vocation," prepared by Saint Josemaria for the feast of the Holy Family in 1970.
"Show us you are a mother!"
December 12 is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. An account of Saint Josemaria's pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, in May 1970, where...
"Saint Josemaria is one of my favourite saints"
An interview with Maolsheachlann Ó Ceallaigh, who works in the library of University College Dublin in Ireland, about his recent book “Inspiration...
Ordinary Christians in the Middle of the World
"God has chosen us from before the creation of the world to be holy in his sight." Citing Saint Paul's words, Saint Josemaria sums up the message of...
New Anniversary of Canonization
Saint Josemaria was canonized on October 6, 2002. Here is the address Pope John Paul II gave the next day, a powerful summary of the new saint's life...
Divine Inspirations
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...