Opus Dei

In the King’s Hospital — 1932

About Saint Josemaría 09/29/2016

An excerpt from "The Founder of Opus Dei" (Vol. I)," by Andres Vazquez de Prada, which shows some of the difficulties Saint Josemaria had to confront...

Loving God's Will

Praying with Alvaro del Portillo 09/23/2016

September 27 is the second anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. Here is a new installment in the series "Praying with...

Just Start (7): Be Close to the Suffering

Just Start 09/19/2016

A new video in the series on the works of mercy, for the Jubilee of Mercy. People from the U.S., Germany, Brazil and Chile talk about their efforts to...

Divine Inspirations

History 09/29/2016

In 1931, Saint Josemaria wrote down what had happened on the morning of October 2nd, 1928, feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, when he first "saw" Opus...

"Caring for those who once cared"

Social initiatives 09/22/2016

Bernadette Agna writes from the Philippines about inviting her friends to visit a home for the elderly run by the Little Sisters of the Poor, and how...

Living For Others

Virtues 09/17/2016

“In a Christian, in a child of God, friendship and charity are one and the same thing. They are a divine light that spreads warmth.” A new article on...

Sending via the web page favors received

"God's name can never be used to justify violence"

From the Pope 09/21/2016

On 20 September in Assisi, Pope Francis joined 500 religious leaders to pray for the gift of peace: "Without syncretism or relativism, we have prayed...

"We are a family that is never separated"

Videos about Opus Dei

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What is Opus Dei?

A brief video about the message and purpose of Opus Dei.

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Members

Who are the members of Opus Dei? What is their daily life like?

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Activities

How does Opus Dei help its faithful and those who take part in its activities grow in their Christian life?

Jubilee of Mercy

“God is not removing you from your environment”

God is not removing you from your environment. He is not taking you away from the world, or from your condition in life, or from your noble human ambitions, or from your professional work... But he wants you to be a saint ‑‑ right there! (The Forge, 362)

Be convinced that our professional vocation is an essential and inseparable part of our condition as Christians. Our Lord wants you to be holy in the place where you are, in the job you have chosen for whatever reason. To me, every job that is not opposed to the divine law is good and noble, and capable of being raised to the supernatural plane, that is, inserted into the constant flow of Love which defines the life of a child of God...

We must avoid the error of thinking we can reduce...

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