Opus Dei

The Mass kit, designed to help priests and parishes organize special Masses to celebrate the feast of St. Josemaria Escriva, is distributed free of charge by the St. Josemaria Institute.

When Dan Brown hands you a lemon, make lemonade

Headline-grabbing Catholic organization not guilty of charges in Da Vinci Code

We offer two videos in which experts in different areas speak about the Da Vinci Code.

In this video, Amy Welborn, author of the book "De-coding Da Vinci", explains Dan Brown's caricature of Opus Dei. She says: In reality it is an institution that offers spiritual formation to spread the Gospel.

An op-ed by the head of Opus Dei's women's programs in the U.S.

Andrea Ermini is 28 and works in Florence, in Italy. A year and a half ago he read the "Da Vinci Code" and was surprised by the picture it gives of Opus Dei. He made enquiries and... now has joined the institution. "Thanks to Dan Brown," he says, "I have rediscovered the beauty of the faith."

Elizabeth Lev, an art historian, says that in her opinion the author of the Da Vinci Code knows neither Opus Dei nor any of its members.

"Our Lady of Peace" (Rome) is a place of prayer, housing the mortal remains of Saint Josemaría Escrivá. Millions of people throughout the world turn to Saint Josemaría’s intercession to gain graces of every kind from God. Many come to the Church of the Prelature to continue their petition or give thanks for graces received through his intercession.

The Church prescribes fasting on certain days and recommends that the faithful practice other sorts of mortification as well. Fr. John Wauck, a priest of Opus Dei, speaks about mortification.