Message from the Prelate (10 October 2017)
"A Christian’s fidelity should be a grateful fidelity, because we are not being faithful to an idea but to a Person: to Christ Jesus, our Lord."
Prelate: “Give us Saint Josemaria's youthful spirit”
On the 15th anniversary of Saint Josemaria's canonization, celebrated in Rome on October 6, 2002, the Prelate of Opus Dei presided over a time of prayer in the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace. What follows is a summary of his words.
"We were already there in God's plan"
On October 2nd, the Prelate of Opus Dei celebrated the feast of the Holy Guardian Angels and the anniversary of Opus Dei’s founding with faithful of the Prelature in Rome.
Earthquake in Mexico: words from the Prelate
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz says he is closely united to and praying for all those suffering from the effects of the earthquake in Mexico.
In Marseille: "Faith gives us the strength we need"
On August 26th, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz arrived in Marseille, France, for a two day pastoral visit.
“We need to speak about Christ, not ourselves”
A summary of the five days Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz spent in northern Italy, with video highlights of the entire pastoral trip.
The Prelate, in Germany: "Let us strive to be instruments of unity"
On Saturday morning, August 19, over 500 people attended a Mass celebrated by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz in the parish of Saint Pantaleon, in Cologne.
Prelate's Homily in Cologne (19 August 2017)
"Wouldn’t it be better, Lord, for you to do everything instead of entrusting it to our poor efforts?", Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz asks in a homily given on August 19 in the Romanesque church of Saint Pantaleon, in Cologne, during his pastoral visit to Germany.
Monsignor Ocáriz, in the Netherlands and Belgium
Continuing his pastoral trips to various countries in Europe, the Prelate had a chance this week to meet with faithful of Opus Dei in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Pastoral trip to France: “Joyful in hope”
From August 1-5, the Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, made a brief pastoral visit to France, where he had the opportunity to be with many faithful and friends of the Prelature.