This collection of spiritual writings by Blessed del Portillo is an anthology of texts from his pastoral letters and homilies over a 19 year period from 1975 to 1994 as President-General and later Prelate of Opus Dei. Compiled by Rev. Jose Antonio Loarte, it includes excerpts of varying length organized under a series of seven topics including:
- The goal of human life: the glory of God
- Restoring the kingdom of God
- The growth of Christian life
- The path of Christian life in the world
- The struggle for holiness
- The means for sanctification
- The apostolic zeal of a Christian