There will even be those who, like Nicodemus going to Jesus by night,⁴² will seek in that discreet, straightforward friendship, hidden from the indiscreet and curious, a way to overcome human respects and seek the divine truth which they long for in their hearts.

The irreplaceable need for a personal apostolate of friendship

It can truly be said, my dearest children, that the greatest fruit of Opus Dei’s apostolate is that which its members obtain personally through the apostolate of their example and their loyal friendship with their colleagues in the university or the factory, the office, the mine or the fields.

Silent and effective work

It is a work of giving light, helping people with our own good example, and teaching doctrine. It is a constant, humble, silent, but most effective work, whose fruits cannot easily be reflected in statistics.