The Eucharist

And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.” And likewise the cup after supper, saying, “This cup which is [...]
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The New Commandment

Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end (Jn 13:1). The reader of this verse [...]
Tags: Charity, Understanding, Service

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The Compassion of Jesus

Soon afterwards he went to a city called Naim, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, [...]
Tags: Charity, Following Christ

Testimony

He always took care of me in a very fatherly way

I met Saint Josemaria during his stays in England during the summer of 1960, 1961 and 1962, shortly after I had asked to be admitted to Opus Dei. Later, I saw him during a short trip to Rome; he invited me because I was sick. [...]
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Testimony

André Frossard, Writer and journalist

I never met Msgr. Escriva. I only knew him by hearsay, from what people in Opus Dei told me. Then I saw the film of a gathering with Msgr. Escriva. He was walking up and down, and there was a huge number of people of [...]
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The Experience of Suffering

Saint Josemaría Escrivá’s experience of suffering in his own family was a very practical way of attaining the maturity that others reach only after many years. Even though pain is one of the most common experiences in life, it always surprises and it continually requires us [...]
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The joy of being with the Founder of Opus Dei

The joy of Saint Josemaria and the other members of the Work also impressed me deeply from the time of my first contact with Opus Dei. What I saw was not something merely natural. Saint Josemaria had written, “The cheerfulness you should have is not [...]
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November 2, 1948: Javier Echevarría, currently Opus Dei’s Prelate, met St Josemaría for the first time

“Javi!” And he added, in a much weaker voice, as Fr Javier came into the room, “I don’t feel well.” Those were the last words on earth of St Josemaría, founder of Opus Dei. It was mid-day on June 26, 1975, in Rome. Fr. Javier [...]
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Saint Josemaria speaks to doctors and nurses

When Saint Josemaria talked with healthcare professionals, he always expressed appreciation for their work, and encouraged them to improve their professional training so as to be able to serve their patients more effectively. The following is a selection of quotations from Saint Josemaria, founder of [...]
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A picture that never fades from my memory

“I have on my conscience,” St Josemaría used to say, “many hours spent hearing children’s confessions in the poorest districts of Madrid. I would have liked to go and hear the confessions of all the children in all the saddest, most destitute neighbourhoods in the [...]
Tags: Charity, Sickness, Youth, Madrid, Poverty