Opus Dei

Dante (Philippines), Joe (U.S.), Anibal (Colombia), Giovanni (Italy), Alex (Spain) and Ricardo (Peru) are among the 31 deacons who will be ordained priests on Saturday April 29.

2017 sees the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the apostolate of Opus Dei in Ireland. Dr Orla Halpenny, who lives in Dublin, writes of her vocation to the Work and the mission of the prelature in the Church and in the world.

The Prelature of Opus Dei is governed by a Prelate, in accord with canon law and its own statutes. The Prelate and his vicars always carry out their work assisted by councils, made up largely of laity. The council for women is called the Central Advisory and the council for men is called the General Council; both are based in Rome.

Priests in the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross in Ivory Coast have organized workshops for seminarians from all over the country.

In this brief video, several women speak about their vocation to Opus Dei, a call by God that gives new meaning to the events of each day.

On 14 February 1943, Saint Josemaria found the solution he was seeking for priests to form part of Opus Dei.

An article by Guillaume Derville on why the faithful in the Prelature of Opus Dei call the prelate "Father."

Father Larry Swink, pastor of a suburban parish near Baltimore, Maryland, talks about why priests need spiritual and human support from their brothers in the priesthood, including being part of an all-priests’ baseball team called the “DC Padres.”

From a legal standpoint, Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. Prelatures are entrusted with undertaking certain pastoral activities.

Nicholas Patankar, a Cooperator of Opus Dei, was born in Goa and now lives in Mumbai, where he completed his Bachelors in Commerce and currently works as a financial analyst.