"Lord, that I may see!"
If you’re reading this, then in a way, that trail that St. Josemaría blazed a century ago has reached you too. But this is just the beginning of the story...
The Cafe
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.
Why St. Raphael?
St. Josemaría saw the archangel St. Raphael as a guide for young people who are launching out on their own path in the world.
"Souls of prayer"
"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.
The power of friendship
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.
The Vocation to Opus Dei Explained by Saint Josemaria
We're all called to be holy, but what does that mean, exactly? In this video, Saint Josemaria explains the call in his own words.
"The world needs people like you"
The founder of Opus Dei speaking to young people in a gathering in Brazil in 1974.
A biography of St. Josemaría
Josemaría was a young person like any of us. He had a family and friends, dreams and doubts, fears and aspirations. When he took his faith more and more seriously, God showed him how he could improve the world and help others by being himself, with all his virtues and all his weaknesses.
14 February: the Work is God's
Some resources to celebrate the double anniversary of the foundation of the women's branch of Opus Dei (14 February 1930) and the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross (14 February 1943).
London Launch of "Opus Dei, A History"
The English-language version of "Opus Dei, A History" is being launched in London on 12 December 2022 at the Brompton Oratory.