Opus Dei

Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity. (Leo XIV)

From 1 to 3 October, Strathmore University in Nairobi (Kenya) will gather changemakers from around the world for inspiring conversations on purposeful living, bold action, and radical compassion. We spoke with Martha Ogonjo, a member of the BeDoCare 2025 Organizing Committee, about the event.

Read the Old Testament and you will notice how crucial the calendar was to God’s people. It wasn’t just the Sabbath. The year featured a succession of special celebrations. Passover was the most important, followed by the Day of Pentecost, the Day Dedication and the Day of Atonement.

Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect. (Leo XIV)

"A Christian can never turn a blind eye to a neighbour's needs. ...Not only should we be acutely conscious personally of our neighbour's material needs, but we als try to get others to be equally concerned, so that they don't act selfishly and turn their backs on sorrow, loneliness and misfortune." (Don Alvaro del Portillo, 9th January 1993)

The Bible says nothing to suggest we should celebrate birthdays. Birthday celebrations were associated with political rulers, like King Herod in the Gospel, who thought he deserved special attention every year. A pagan emperor or king would use his birthday to spread the message that he was blessed with special power because he was the son of one of the gods.

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.

We share a class given by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz in Rome in November 2024, in which he reflects on the virtue of hope on the occasion of the Jubilee Year.

In his 1 October general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechetical cycle on Jesus Christ, our hope, speaking about the Resurrection.

A priest suddenly found himself unable to see out of one eye. Amidst his medical team's uncertainty, he began to entrust himself to Blessed Álvaro. Very soon after, a WhatsApp prayer chain had many people praying for his healing with great faith.

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.

Beginning with the evolution of work throughout history, this article offers reflections on its dignity and importance in human life. Inspired by St. Josemaría’s teachings, it presents work as a place of encounter with God and a means of sanctification.