Meditation: St Josemaría and the humanity of holiness
The call to holiness is sublime and practical. The “saint of ordinary life” reminds us of this reality. Holiness is divine and human as is our Lord Jesus in the reality of his Incarnation. A meditation for the feast of St Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei, by Fr. Donncha Ó hAodha.
First Mass of Saint Josemaria in Iraq
On Saturday, 24 June 2023, a Mass to celebrate the feast of St. Josemaría Escriva, will be held in Erbil, Iraq. It will be said in Aramaic using the Chaldean liturgical rite.
The universal call to contemplation
Homily at the Mass in honour of St Josemaría Escrivá, Parish of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Merrion Road, Dublin on 17th June 2023.
Teddy Burke, the first woman to join Opus Dei in Ireland, dies
Teddy Burke, the first woman to join Opus Dei in Ireland in 1949, died on May 24th, 2023, two days before her ninety-fifth birthday.
Video Summary of the Priestly Ordinations (20 May 2023)
Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, ordained 25 faithful of Opus Dei on 20 May in St. Eugene in Rome.
Homily of Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik
Homily of the Prefect of the Dicastery of the Clergy in the priestly ordination of 25 faithful of Opus Dei on 20 May 2023.
The Extraordinary General Congress of Opus Dei Comes to an End
274 faithful of Opus Dei met with Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz and his vicars in Rome to adapt the Prelature’s statutes to the motu proprio "Ad charisma tuendum." The conclusions will be presented to the Dicastery for the Clergy, the organism of the Holy See responsible for personal prelatures.
The Extraordinary General Congress of Opus Dei Begins
From 12-16 April, 274 faithful of Opus Dei will meet with the Prelate and his vicars in Rome to study the Prelature's statutes and adapt them to the motu proprio "Ad charisma tuendum." In this apostolic letter, Pope Francis asked for some points in the document (which defines the Prelature's mission and regulates its life) to be renewed.
Press Dossier for the Extraordinary General Congress of Opus Dei
Various texts and resources on the next Extraordinary General Congress of Opus Dei, which will take place in Rome from 12-16 April.
UNIV 2023: Feet in Rome, Hearts in Turkey and Syria
The UNIV meeting in Rome this year will bring together 3,000 university students. They will take part in Holy Week ceremonies, discuss the search for happiness, and donate to Caritas in Turkey and Syria to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis.