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Saint Thomas More as Intercessor of Opus Dei

The feast of Saint Thomas More is celebrated on 22 June. An...

Gathered Together in Unity

For the feast day of Saint Josemaria on June 26, here is a...

Cardinal Ratzinger's Article for Saint Josemaria's Canonization

"Letting God Work," an article by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,...

Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Audio recording and text of "Finding Peace in the Heart of...

"This saint will give us everything we need to draw closer to God"

A recent book about Saint Josemaria, The Cremades...

Preparing for the Feast of Corpus Christi
Some resources for growing in love for Christ's real...

"Your ordinary contact with God takes place where your fellow men, your yearnings, your work and your affections are. There you have your daily encounter with Christ.”
SAINT JOSEMARÍA, Founder of Opus Dei
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Saint Josemaria "in action"
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The Message of Saint Josemaria
A documentary about Opus Dei's message and its founder....
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"The Heart of Work": Saint Josemaria's Vision
A short video with selections from Saint Josemaria's...
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St. Josemaria: Freedom for our Children
St. Josemaría always spoke a lot about freedom: granting it,...
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“Jesus, here is John the Milkman”
When St. Josemaria was a young parish priest, there was a...
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The Saint of Ordinary Life: October 6, 2002
A 23-minute video by Alberto Michelini with highlights from...
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Called to be saints
Opus Dei helps to find Christ in the work, the family and in...
More videos of Saint Josemaria

eScrivaLite: an App to pray about each day's Gospel
12/27/2018
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 led her to produce it and how it works.

Books by St Josemaria
The Way
Read these counsels slowly. Pause to meditate on these...
Furrow
In a note to a 1950 edition of The Way, Saint Josemaría...
The Forge
This book, a compilation of spiritual annotations of...
Friends of God
A canticle to ordinary life, addressed to ordinary...
Christ is Passing By
An audio version of "Christ's Death is the Christian's...
Holy Rosary
One December morning in 1931, Fr. Josemaría dashed off this...

His Impact
The Splendor of Charity: St. Josemaría’s Legacy
Pope's Letter to Young People of UNIV
Scott Hahn: Sacred Scripture in the Writings of Saint Josemaria
Pope Francis & Saint Josemaria: True Friendship is Deep
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Smyczek: "I carry 'The Way' and 'The Forge' around with me"
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Cardinal Dolan on June 26th: "All of us are called to holiness"
Ratzinger: Letting God Work
O'Malley: "The vocation of the saints changes history"

Saint Josemaria Prayer Card
Christians have always had recourse to the intercession of saints: their example shows us that it is possible to grow in holiness, and their prayer before God can be especially helpful in times of need.
Devotion
Novena for Work
Novena for the Sick
Novena for the Family
Novena for Forgiveness
Novena for a Happy and Faithful Marriage
You can visit Saint Josemaria's tomb in Rome at Our Lady of Peace, Prelatic Church of Opus Dei.

Message of the day
“The harvest is great and the laborers few”
The harvest is great and the laborers few. Rogate ergo! Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Prayer is the most effective means of winning new apostles. (The Way, 800)
Through the world still echoes that divine cry: 'I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already!' And you see: it has nearly all died out... Will you not help to spread the blaze? (The Way, 801)
There is a brilliant man whom you long to attract to your apostolate; there is ...
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Weekly texts
“You are a child of God”
"God is with us"
“Jesus, if you say so, I will search for souls”
“I really wish we Christians knew how to serve”
“Carry each other's troubles”
“Mercy is more than simply being compassionate”
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