Complete documentation on St Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer and Opus Dei. Articles, studies, bibliography. All the documents and declarations of the Catholic Church and the Popes about the Founder of Opus Dei. http://www.josemariaescriva.info/ The Novena to the Holy Spirit is a long-standing custom through which the Church encourages the faithful to prepare for the descent of the Holy Spirit in the best possible way. Some prayers to the Holy Spirit, in preparation for Pentecost, are downloadable here in pdf and epub format.]]> 300 Brixton Road is a bright light on the horizon of Lambeth, one of London’s most deprived and troubled areas. It’s the home of the Baytree Centre where for 20 years now 1,000s of women and girls who are local residents yet come from all over the globe, have been receiving help with a host of skills ranging from literacy and numeracy to parenting and ballet!]]> Guided by St. Josemaría Escrivá’s passion for social development and the education of youth, the Metro Achievement Center opened its doors twenty-five years ago in the heart of Chicago’s inner city. Metro is one example among many social initiatives inspired by Opus Dei throughout the world.]]> The shrine of Sonsoles in Avila, Spain, was the setting for an event in the history of St Josemaria and Opus Dei, the “May pilgrimage”. How did this custom first take root in Opus Dei? A study published in Studia et Documenta]]> April 23, 2012, will be 100 years since St Josemaria made his First Holy Communion. In a letter dated April 1 the Prelate of Opus Dei recommends that we enter more deeply into some aspect of St Josemaria's Eucharistic devotion, and so "improve in how we approach Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament."]]> Translating The Man of Villa Tevere, a biography of St Josemaria Escriva, presented challenges and brought its own rewards. An interview with Helena Scott, the translator.]]> Maribeth Burger is a 42-year-old. She is a wife and mother of four. She is a physical therapist and owns an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinic in Virginia. Her oldest child, Chris, was born blind and suffers from other handicaps, including a form of autism. She and her husband adopted their second youngest child who was born in Vietnam. Maribeth decided she had a vocation to Opus Dei after she completed physical therapy school. She explains how it happened. ]]> "I'd just like to say that you, being Cuban, with your friends, are the fruit of St Josemaria's prayer." Bishop Javier Echevarria's response to a girl from La Habana, who asked him a question during the WYD in Madrid.]]> Meditating on the “sorrows and joys of St Joseph” is a popular Christian devotion that helps us get to know the Holy Patriarch better and to remember that he too had to face up to difficulties. Illustrated leaflet downloadable in pdf. ]]> Fraternal correction is an admonishment given by a Christian to his or her neighbor that helps us to know our defects, since otherwise these may often be hidden from us by our own limitations, or disguised by our self-love. Benedict XVI recalled the importance of this act during Lent.]]>