Lent and Holy Week: The Path to Easter
LENTPope Francis: Message for Lent 2021Lent: Path to Conversion: Address by Benedict XVI for Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2010.What is Lent?The Conversion of the Children of God: Homily of Saint...
View Article"Let us daily contemplate his wounds"
We are now embarking on our Lenten journey, which opens with the words of the prophet Joel. They point out the path we are to follow. We hear an invitation that arises from the heart of God, who with...
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In Sickness and in Health
Back in 2001 Javier was 26 years old and worked in a graphic arts business. He was on the road all day, traveling up and down the highways. On one especially rainy day in Valencia, his car skidded into...
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Documentary About the Prelate’s 2018 Trip to Brazil
Three years have gone by since the pastoral visit to Brazil by the Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz. During the two weeks he spent in that country he had a number of get-togethers with...
View Article5 Characteristics of Friendship from Pope Francis
C. S. Lewis, in his book The Four Loves, said that friendship “is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.” Below are five characteristic of friendship that Pope...
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March 1: Launch of Three International Instagram Accounts
On March 1, three new international accounts will go live on Instagram: @opusdei_es in Spanish, @opusdei_en in English, and @opusdei_pt in Portuguese. Each is planned and managed by a team of...
View Article5-8 March: Pope Francis in Iraq
HOMILY OF THE HOLY FATHERMass in “Saint Joseph”'s Chaldean Cathedral in BaghdadSaturday, 6 March 2021Today the word of God speaks to us of wisdom, witness and promises.Wisdom in these lands has been...
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Driving for a Change
It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the Philippines and Filipino families continue to reel from its effects, most especially those who depended on daily earnings for their livelihood...
View Article"Building a culture of brothers and sisters"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!In the past few days, the Lord allowed me to visit Iraq, carrying out a project of Saint John Paul II. Never before has a Pope been in the land of Abraham....
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With Pope Francis in Erbil (Iraq)
When last December I heard the Vatican announcement of Pope Francis’ planned visit to Iraq in March 2021, my first thoughts were that the Iraqi Christians, more than any other people, greatly deserved...
View Article"Come Holy Spirit, teach me to pray"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!Today we will complete the catechesis on prayer as a relationship with the Holy Trinity, in particular with the Holy Spirit.The first gift of every Christian...
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“All truth leads us to God”
He has authored dozens of publications in international journals, including a long article in Science Magazine. A professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Minho and a member of the...
View Article"Mary is present in these days of the pandemic"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!Today the catechesis is dedicated to prayer in communion with Mary. It occurs precisely on the Vigil of the Solemnity of the Annunciation. We know that the main...
View ArticleA Year for Appreciating and Strengthening the Family
“The experience of the pandemic,” as the statement from the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life points out, “has highlighted the central role of the family as a domestic Church and underlined the...
View ArticlePray with Saint Josemaria via Webcam during Holy Week
This broadcast, lasting 45 minutes, will be made available through the Opus Dei website and its official channels on YouTube , Instagram (in English) and Facebook.For decades, hundreds of university...
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UNIV: At home, but with our hearts in Rome
A virtual UNIVThe history of UNIV is closely linked to Rome. This international meeting of university students usually takes place in Rome each year to spend Holy Week and Easter together with the...
View ArticleLiving the Paschal Triduum with Pope Francis
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!Already immersed in the spiritual atmosphere of Holy Week, we are on the eve of the Easter Triduum. From tomorrow until Sunday we will live the central days of...
View ArticleA Global Gathering with the Prelate
On Sunday March 28, for the first time since these meetings began 53 years ago, young people from all over the world were able to have a live virtual get-together with the Prelate of Opus Dei,...
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How Students at Ashwell House Survived the Lockdown
To find out, Estelle interviewed several of the students who were in Ashwell a year ago between March and June 2020. She was happily surprised to find that not only did these Ashwellians survive the...
View ArticleMinerva Publishers
The history of individuals and institutions is made up of lights and shadows, joys and sorrows, things that go well... and things that don’t. But with the perspective of the years, and more from a...
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