St. Francis and St. Josemaría: 800 Years of a Call to Freedom of Heart
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.
Celebrating the Father's Birthday
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.
Blanca, Germany: “Living celibacy helps me stay very close to God and to other people”
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.
500 children in a Muntinlupa public school now get a hot meal every day, thanks to a food bank, a parish, and a lot of volunteers.
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.
Msgr. Mariano Fazio explores St. Josemaría's vision for business schools: institutions called to unite professional excellence, the Church's social doctrine, and the sanctification of work, with the human person at the centre and a deep spirit of service.
17,000 people, 50 countries, 13 languages, and nearly 2,000 hours of shared reflection: that was the response to our call to “renovate the house” together as this website turns 30. Here are our main findings from the survey in April.
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.
After nearly two years of planning, a life-sized statue of St. Josemaría sculpted by Diana García Roy now welcomes visitors to St. Joseph's Church in Singapore.
The Committee’s mission is to promote initiatives for the centenary of Opus Dei, inspired by the conclusions of the 2024 Regional Assemblies, with the aim of serving each person, the Church, and society more effectively in the light of St. Josemaría’s teachings.
The Prelate is suggesting that the faithful and friends of Opus Dei pray for this intention in a special way from 2 October 2026 to 2 October 2027.
Video of Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz’s visit to Honduras from 10 to 12 August. In San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, whilst meeting with families, young people and the community at the Taular Institute of Technology, he emphasised the great value of everyday life because of the love that goes into it.
Here is a list of some of the Masses being celebrated in Trinidad & Tobago for the feast of Saint Josemaría Escrivá.
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