Opus Dei - Saint Josemaría

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"My good friends the souls in purgatory"

On November 2, All Souls Day, the Church reminds us of the...

St Josemaria: Newsletter No. 24: On the Family

This Newsletter is dedicated to the teachings of St...

Saint Josemaría Escrivá’s Written Works and Preaching

An article by José Luis Illanes published in "Studia et...

6 October: Webcam in Our Lady of Peace

On 6 October, anniversary of the canonization of Saint...

October 6: Canonization of Saint Josemaria

Saint Josemaria was canonized by Pope John Paul II on...

October 2nd: Sanctity in Ordinary Life

In 1931, Saint Josemaria wrote down what had happened on the...

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

“Here I am, for you have called me”

The day of salvation, of eternity, has come for us. Once again the call of the Divine Shepherd can be heard, those affectionate words: Vocavi te nomine tuo - I have called you by your name. Just like our mother, he calls us by our name, by the name we're fondly called at home, by our nickname.

There, in the depths of our soul, he calls us and we just have to answer: Ecce ego quia vocasti me here I am, for you have called me, and this time I'm determined not to let time flow by like water over the pebbly bed of a stream, leaving no trace behind. (The Forge, 7)

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