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Audio Meditation of the Prelate: The New Commandment

Transcript and audio recording in English of reflections by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz on the meaning of Holy Week (second in a series of four).

Prelate of Opus Dei

Audio Meditation of the Prelate: United in the Last Supper

Transcript and audio recording in English of reflections by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz on the meaning of Holy Week (first in a series of four).

Prelate of Opus Dei

Letter from the Prelate (1 April 2020)

With Holy Week only a few days away and amid so much suffering, Monsignor Fernado Ocáriz invites us to look at Christ on the Cross, who is the source of our hope.

Pastoral Letters and Messages

Audio Meditation of the Prelate (19 March 2020)

On the feast of Saint Joseph, the Prelate of Opus Dei advises us to foster "the certainty of the impossible" that we see in the Holy Patriarch: "a man with a permanent smile who shrugged his shoulders."

Prelate of Opus Dei

Suggestions from the Prelate for Confronting the Coronavirus Emergency

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz offers some practical guidelines for confronting this extraordinary situation. "The Communion of Saints leads us to make our own what affects the others, because 'if one member suffers, all suffer with him.'"

Pastoral Letters and Messages

Letter from the Prelate (11 March 2020)

In preparation for the upcoming solemnity of Saint Joseph, Monsignor Ocáriz suggests that we have recourse to his intercession as “God’s faithful servant in continual contact with Jesus.”

Pastoral Letters and Messages

Audio Meditation of the Prelate on the 90th Anniversary of 14 February 1930

On the 90th anniversary of the women's branch of Opus Dei, we offer this audio and English translation of a meditation given by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz in the Prelatic Church of Our Lady of Peace.

Prelate of Opus Dei

“Follow the example of the first Christians”

The Holy Father received in audience today, at 11.45 am, the Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, accompanied by the Auxiliary Vicar, Monsignor Mariano Fazio.

From the Prelate

Meditation of the Prelate on the Third Anniversary of his Appointment

On the third anniversary of the appointment of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz as Prelate of Opus Dei, we offer an audio and English transcript of a meditation he gave on 27 October 2019 about the central role of prayer in our life.

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages

Pastoral Visit to Kenya and Uganda

A summary of the recent trip to East Africa by the Prelate of Opus Dei, with video highlights of his days spent in Uganda and Kenya.

From the Prelate