Opus Dei - Saint Josemaría

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Divine Chariots and Peeling Potatoes

An article published in “L’Osservatore Romano” on 9 January...

Meditation for Saint Josemaria's Birthday

A meditation by Fr Brian McCarthy, on the anniversary of the...

Get to Know and Love Saint Joseph

During this Year of Saint Joseph proclaimed by Pope Francis,...

Josemaria Escriva: The Early Years

For the birthday of Saint Josemaria on 9 January, here is a...

The Epiphany of Our Lord

Text and audio recording of Saint Josemaria's homily, given...

New Year, New Struggle

This was the motto that Saint Josemaria set for himself at...

Saint Josemaria "in action"

The Message of Saint Josemaria

A documentary about Opus Dei's message and its founder....

"The Heart of Work": Saint Josemaria's Vision

A short video with selections from Saint Josemaria's...

St. Josemaria: Freedom for our Children

St. Josemaría always spoke a lot about freedom: granting it,...

“Jesus, here is John the Milkman”

When St. Josemaria was a young parish priest, there was a...

The Saint of Ordinary Life: October 6, 2002

A 23-minute video by Alberto Michelini with highlights from...

Called to be saints

Opus Dei helps to find Christ in the work, the family and in...

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

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.

You can visit Saint Josemaria's tomb in Rome at Our Lady of Peace, Prelatic Church of Opus Dei.

Message of the day

“Live a special Communion of Saints”

Communion of Saints.--How shall I explain it? You know what blood-transfusions do for the body? Well that is more or less what the Communion of Saints does for the soul. (The Way, 544)

Live a special Communion of Saints: and, in the moments of interior struggle just as in the hours of professional work, each of you will feel the joy and the strength of not being alone. (The Way, 545)

We are here, consummati in unum! united in prayer and intention, and ready to begin this period of conversation with Our Lord ...

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