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Blanca, a member of Opus Dei, speaks on EWTN’s program “Gott erlebt” about her vocation to celibacy, her work accompanying young people, and her reflections on what women bring to the world today.
From October 22 to 24, the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City hosted the latest edition of BeDoCare, the international gathering for leaders of social initiatives. Around 270 participants from eleven countries spent three days reflecting on how to make the good work they do through their organizations more effective, more human, and more lasting.
At the end of October, 55 nurses from 10 countries gathered in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, for "Being a Nurse Today," a workshop exploring AI, ethics, and the vocation of caring for the sick.
St. Josemaría encouraged us to love and to pray for the Father every day: “Love the Father very, very much, whoever he may be. Don’t fail to make that small daily mortification, and to say with love the prayer for the one who leads us.” Today is Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz’s birthday; he was born on 27 October 1944 in Paris. Here are some resources to help us accompany him today.
Germán never thought advice as simple as “try to be present where you are” would end up changing his life. Between football games, friends, volunteer work, and a lot of soul-searching, he found his calling to Opus Dei. This is a story about the freedom to choose, the joy of giving yourself to others, and the adventure of letting God do something great.
Maria Luisa is a dentist working near Boston, Massachusetts (USA). As a supernumerary of Opus Dei, she seeks to provide her patients with excellent care as well as charity and friendship. In this interview, Maria Luisa describes how her faith, the teachings of St. Josemaria, and the spirit of Opus Dei assist her in her work.
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Squandered riches, hunger, a pigpen floor for a bed, and a long road home. What does it mean to get back up after a big mistake? A first-person retelling of the parable for your personal prayer.
During a university exchange program, Amanda went through a crisis of faith. An unexpected encounter with Opus Dei helped her rediscover God in everyday life, changing the way she studied, worked, loved, and built a family.
Opus Dei was born on October 2, 1928, while St. Josemaría was making a retreat at the Vincentian Fathers' house in Madrid: St. Vincent de Paul had a great impact on St. Josemaría from his childhood to the very day he saw Opus Dei. As the Work journeys toward its first centenary, we look back on these encounters as one more reason to give thanks for the saints who have walked alongside it in history.
From 22 to 27 August, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz was in Uruguay, meeting with families, young people, and those involved in educational and social initiatives. We are publishing this video summary of his visit on 20 October, the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the first members of Opus Dei in the country.
What is the Rosary, and where does it come from? Answers to some common questions about this Marian prayer. "Dear young people, learn to pray to Mary with the simple and effective prayer of the Rosary; dear sick people, may our Lady be your support in the trial of pain" (Pope Francis, General Audience of May 3, 2017).
A new website to help you prepare for the centenary of Opus Dei, bringing together everything related to the celebration in one place: core materials, resources for your spiritual life, stories from around the world, and updates on what's being planned in your own country.
Javier Cotelo (Madrid, 1932) passed away in Rome in the early hours of 10 October 2026, at the age of 94. A numerary of Opus Dei, he knew St. Josemaría closely, accompanying him as his driver and working for many years as an architect. He was a simple, good-humoured man with great affection for others. His remains rest in the crypt of the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace.
On the eighth centenary of St. Francis of Assisi's death, Friar Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land, looks at what the St. Francis' poverty and St. Josemaría's teaching on detachment have in common.
The Prelate sends his greeting on the occasion of October 2 and invites us to begin the first year of preparation for the centenary with gratitude to God and to St. Josemaría, and with the desire to be contemplatives in the middle of the world.
Get to know Saint Josemaría: his life story, spiritual writings, prayer resources, and the message of the “saint of ordinary life.”
