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JOSEMARÍA ESCRIVÁ |
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CENTENARY OF HIS BIRTH |
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Bringing others to Christ |
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as we work alongside them day after day and we share our hopes and aspirations, our anxieties and sorrows. |
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“As we work at our job, side by side with our colleagues, friends and relatives, and share their interests, we can help them come closer to Christ.” Friends of God, 264 |
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“When you launch out into the apostolate, be convinced that it is always a question of making people happy, very happy: truth is inseparable from true joy.” Furrow, 185 |
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Residents from Netherhall House in a Social Service Project in Nicaragua |
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“I was glad to know that your founder thought of London as the crossroads of the world from where the apostolate would bear fruit in many countries. It is very clear to me that you as members of Opus Dei have your own particular part to play in the mission of the Church in our country.” Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor |
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1961: looking at plans for the new Netherhall House, a students’ residence in London set up by members of Opus Dei in the 1950’s |
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“Don’t let your life be barren. Be useful. Make yourself felt. Shine forth with the torch of your faith and your love.” The Way, 1 |
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