Africa, its people and the message of Josemaria Escrivá

The goal which I propose to you – better still the goal that God sets for you - is holiness. This message of saint Josemaria came to Africa almost 50 years ago. The following article highlights the reception of saint Josemaria’s message as something personal, [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Responsibility, Holiness, Solidarity

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Josemaria Escriva’s love for the virtue of poverty

The article below is a translation of one that appeared in the Spanish daily ABC on June 26, 1985, the tenth anniversary of St Josemaria’s death. The Philippines are currently undergoing a grave economic crisis. With God’s grace and the untiring efforts of men and [...]
Tags: Justice, Poverty, Solidarity

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S is for Suffering

In Congo, there is a hereditary blood disease that affects close to 2% of newborn babies, which is called Drepanocytic Anemia or Sickle Cell Anemia (SSA). This disease is characterized principally by bouts of pain, severe anemia and serious infections, and has a very high [...]
Tags: Suffering, Sickness, Eucharist, Jesus Christ, Solidarity

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Through everyone’s efforts

People can help to improve society through their ordinary work, which, as Saint Josemaría saw it, is not only a necessity in order to support oneself and one’s family, nor just a means of production, nor merely a way to self-fulfilment. It is much more [...]
Tags: Justice, Solidarity, Ordinary life

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Condoray Women’s Training Center

In July 1974, Saint Josemaría Escrivá was in Peru, in the Cañete Valley, where he had several informal meetings and get-togethers with people who worked on the land there. Condoray had been open since 1963. It is a women’s training center situated 145 km from Lima, [...]
Tags: Family and work, Formation, Poverty, Solidarity

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Harambee Africa International

Harambee – All Together for Africa – is a solidarity initiative that originated around the canonization of St Josemaria Escriva. Harambee promotes educational programmes in Africa and about Africa – developmental projects on the sub-Saharan region and awareness-building activities elsewhere designed to encourage a positive [...]
Tags: Gratitude, Canonization, Education, Justice, Solidarity, Harambee

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The Cooperators of Opus Dei

Who are the Cooperators of Opus Dei? The cooperators of Opus Dei are people who are not members of the Opus Dei prelature, but who cooperate with the faithful of the prelature in various ways. Men and women of every race, religion and culture, from [...]
Tags: Ecumenical dialogue, Formation, Poverty, Solidarity

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Harambee 2002 funds 18 development projects in Africa

Harambee 2002 is a solidarity project which was started on October 6 2002, around the canonization of Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei, with donations from those attending the canonization ceremony and many others. Harambee 2002 sponsors educational projects in and about Africa – development [...]
Tags: Canonization, Solidarity

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We are God’s children

Rest in divine filiation. God is a Father — your Father! — full of warmth and infinite love. —Call him Father frequently and tell him, when you are alone, that you love him, that you love him very much!, and that you feel proud and strong [...]
Tags: Divine sonship, Presence of God, Solidarity

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2nd Luminous Mystery: The Wedding Feast at Cana

And on the third day a marriage took place at Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now Jesus too was invited to the marriage, and also his disciples. And the wine having run short, the mother of Jesus said to him, [...]
Tags: Marriage, Holy Rosary, Solidarity, Our Lady