Since 1951, on the Sunday after Christmas, in Opus Dei a special petition is made to the Holy Family of Nazareth for the families of the Prelature's faithful. Here is the story of the origin of this prayer.
12/29/2023
Since 1951, each year on the Solemnity of the Holy Family, in all the centers of Opus Dei throughout the world a special prayer is addressed to God asking Him to bless the families of the faithful of the Work:
"O Jesus, our most lovable Redeemer, you came to light up the world with your example and doctrine, and chose to spend the greater part of your life subject to Mary and Joseph in the humble house of Nazareth, sanctifying the family that all Christian homes were to imitate. Graciously accept the consecration of the families of your children in Opus Dei that we now make to you. Take them under your protection and care, and fashion them after the divine model of your Holy Family....
“Grant them, Lord, to come to know better each day the spirit of our Opus Dei, to which …More