Letter from the Prelate (16 October 2025)

The Prelate of Opus Dei encourages us to live our vocation to Opus Dei with gratitude and fidelity, keeping its spirit and family tradition alive with love and apostolic creativity.
Francisco, Chile: “Is all this for me, or is it meant to be shared?”

At the age of 40, Francisco (Chile) paused to reflect on his life, pondering whether his life experience and everything he had received was meant to be kept for himself or shared with others. The question led him to discover a path of service and the conviction that every step he had taken had prepared him for the next one.
BeDoCare 2025: Africa’s Future Begins with Care

The third edition of Be Do Care, at Strathmore University (Nairobi, Kenya) brought together leaders from across the continent to explore how education, work, and solidarity can transform Africa, inspired by the Christian vision of the human person.
“Why look among the dead for someone who is alive?”

Homily of H.E. Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, at a Mass in honour of St Josemaría Escrivá, 28th June 2025, in the parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Dublin.
“Christ is the destination of our journey”

In his 15 October general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechetical cycle on Jesus Christ, our hope, speaking about the Risen Christ as a sign of hope for the contemporary world.
Reading “The Way” in Secret

Two bishops from Bulgaria share their testimony about the impact a secret translation of “The Way” had on their lives and on those of their parishioners in the later 20th century, when faith was persecuted in the country.
Monthly intention

The Prelate is suggesting that the faithful and friends of Opus Dei pray for this intention in a special way, from 2 October 2025 to 2 October 2026.
Olga Marlin: The dream that made history

She left the comfort of Europe to empower African women. The impact is continental, writes Lilian Aluanga.
Anye: 50 Years Making a Home

Anye celebrates her 50th anniversary as an assistant numerary in Opus Dei. From her early years in Madrid to her life in Valencia today, her testimony reflects the family spirit that St. Josemaría envisioned for the Work: ordinary life filled with love, service, and quiet presence that brings light to others.
“Dilexi te,” Pope Leo XIV’s First Apostolic Exhortation

This letter to all Christians is the continuation of a project begun by Pope Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, on the theme of service to the poor, in whose faces we see “the suffering of the innocent, and therefore the suffering of Christ himself.”
2 October 1928: “The history of the mercies of God”

On 2 October 1928, St. Josemaría Escrivá saw what God was asking of him: to remind women and men that holiness is possible in the middle of ordinary life. That message continues to “light up the pathways of the earth” nearly a century later.
Feast of Our Lady of Knock - “The First Marian Devotion”

The Feast of Our Lady of Knock on August 17th celebrates the Marian apparition at Knock, Ireland, which occurred on August 21, 1879. The event underscores the intimate relationship between Mary and the Eucharist, highlighting her role in Christ's sacrifice and her guidance in Eucharistic devotion. Pope Francis elevated the Knock Shrine to an “International Shrine of Special Eucharistic and Marian Devotion” in 2021, emphasising its significance.
Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum”
Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum” by Pope Francis
Letter from the Prelate regarding the Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum”
Monsignor Fernando Ocariz, Prelate of Opus Dei, writes about Pope Francis' Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum” ("To safeguard the charism").
Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum”: Questions and Answers
We offer some questions and answers prepared by the Opus Dei Information Office regarding the Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum.”
Letter from the Prelate (6 October 2022)
The Prelate of Opus Dei informs us that he will convoke an Extraordinary General Congress in the first half of 2023 in order to make the changes to the Statutes indicated in "Ad charisma tuendum."
Statutes of Opus Dei
The Statutes of Opus Dei were promulgated by Pope St John Paul II in 1982. Written in Latin, they define precisely the juridical configuration of the Prelature, its organization, and its aims.
Apostolic constitution "Ut sit"
The English translation of the apostolic constitution, Ut sit, by which Opus Dei was established as the Catholic Church's first personal prelature.