Opus Dei

This statement has been prepared to comply with the requirements of the Children First Act 2015 and is derived from "A Safe and Welcoming Church, Safeguarding Children Policy and Standards for the Catholic Church in Ireland 2024". The policy of the Catholic Church in Ireland is based on standards of practice accompanied by criteria that assist in reaching these standards and which can be used in assessing and managing risk.

In the Prelature of Opus Dei, junior candidates are people between fourteen and a half and sixteen and a half years old who, seeking to respond to a call from the Lord, have expressed their desire to join the Prelature when they reach the required age.

One of the questions we often hear is: what do I owe God? And the answer is quite simple: we owe Him everything.

Lukewarmness is a disease of the heart, by which the things of God become distasteful to us, and we may even convince ourselves that life, true life, is elsewhere.

A reflection on the rest, study, and fraternity that characterize the workshops organized for people of the Work during their vacations.

Homily at the Mass in honour of St Josemaría Escrivá, Parish of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Merrion Road, Dublin on 26th June 2024.

"Of a hundred souls, we are interested in a hundred."

"Why is it so hard for me to talk to my friends about the photo of St. Josemaria that I use as a bookmark?" Roberto tells us how he answered this question.

"Come what may, everything is for the best because everything comes from the hands of our Father-God."

Homily of Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz on the feast of St. Josemaría on 26 June 2024, in the Basilica of Saint Eugene (Rome).