"He brought joy to many patients"
(An article published in ABC Madrid)Don José really liked to sing. He brought joy to many patients receiving palliative care at the Laguna Hospice center in Madrid, sometimes by singing for them...
View ArticleAn Inspiring Course for Women
(Photos in this article are from past year's course)Once again, women from all over Poland came to this beautiful site, located 50 kms from Warsaw, to be inspired by topics of great interest to them....
View ArticleSanctifying Ordinary Work: a Textile Maker
Vincenzo runs a business that makes and installs textile products for a variety of clients: individuals, hotels, bars, restaurants, etc. Among the jobs that Vincenzo and his sons take on are, for...
View Article"Jesus prays with us"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!Today, in this audience, as we have done in the previous audiences, I will stay here. I like to come down and greet each one of you, but we must keep our...
View ArticleSolidarity with Lebanon and Venezuela
We list below several institutions that have launched assistance programs to meet the urgent needs in each of these countries. These donations also help support some social and educational works...
View ArticleIndulgences Extended Through Entire Month of November
Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary on Plenary Indulgences for the deceased faithful in the current pandemic, 23 October 2020DECREEThis year, in the current circumstances due to the “Covid-19”...
View Article"My good friends the souls in purgatory"
The Solemnity of All Saints on November 1 is the day Christians honor the memory of the multitude of saints without their own feast day, who now enjoy the vision of God for all eternity. On November 2,...
View Article“Filling in” for the Affection of their Families
I have worked as a clinical assistant for the past four years in El Rocio Geriatric Residence in Vigo, Spain. During these months of the health crisis, the elderly living there have been able to stay...
View ArticleThe KGB Agent and the Engineer
In the middle of the Cold War, inside a palace in Vienna, two delegations of scientists sit, one from the United States and the other from the Soviet Union. Around them are diplomats and agents charged...
View Article"Let us rediscover Jesus as a teacher of prayer"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!Unfortunately we have had to return to holding this audience in the library, to defend ourselves against contagion by Covid. This also teaches us that we must be...
View Article10 Years in Korea
In this video made in July 2019, four South Koreans talk about how the spirit of Opus Dei has influenced their own lives and families.
View ArticleFeast of Saint Severinus, Martyr
In 1957, Cardinal Marcello Mimmi, Archbishop of Naples, gave Saint Josemaría the saint's relics, which had been kept in the sacristy of the Gesù Vecchio church in Naples. The relics of Saint Severinus...
View ArticlePersevering Prayer
Dear Brothers and sisters, good morning!We continue the catechesis on prayer. Someone said to me: “You talk too much about prayer. It is not necessary”. Yes, it is necessary. Because if we do not pray,...
View Article21 November: Ordination of 27 Deacons in Rome
Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, will ordain 27 lay faithful of Opus Dei as deacons. They come from Germany, Austria, Brazil, Canada, England,...
View ArticleConversion of a Portuguese Horseman
My name is Miguel. I live in Lisbon and am 40 years old. I was born in a very normal family with two other siblings. Up to the 12th grade I attended the Abrantes Rural Development School and...
View Article"Mary accompanied the first steps of the Church in prayer"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!On our course of catechesis on prayer, today we meet the Virgin Mary as the prayerful woman. The Madonna prayed. When the world still knew nothing of her, when...
View Article"The first Christians persevered in prayer"
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning!The Church's first steps in the world were interspersed with prayer. The apostolic writings and the great narration of the Acts of the Apostles give us the image...
View ArticleNew Anniversary of Personal Prelature
Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. Welcome! I cordially greet each of you, priests and lay people, who have gathered in Rome to spend some days reflecting on the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte and...
View ArticleAdvent: Preparing the Way for the Lord
Advent: Preparing for the Lord's Coming. An article on the place of Advent in the liturgical year.The Christian Vocation. Text and audio recording in English of an Advent homily by Saint Josemaria....
View ArticleNovena to the Immaculate Conception
•Novena to the Immaculate Conception with commentary from Pope Francis and Saint Josemaria (PDF): On the 8th of December, we celebrate the beauty of the Virgin Mary. Since it is an important feast day,...
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