Opus Dei

Back in 2018, we came across the story by Rev. Charles Muturi, an Anglican bishop in Kenya, who spoke of a real "miracle" he received through the intercession of St. Josemaria. We republish his story here at the end of the Octave of prayer for Chrisitan Unity.

“Ignem veni mittere in terram, et quid volo, nisi ut accendatur!”

Silvano Borruso was one of the first members of Opus Dei that St. Josemaria sent to begin the Work in Kenya. He arrived in September of 1960 and passed away on Saturday 1st January 2022 after a long illness. This is an abridged interview from Strathmore School on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the beginning of Opus Dei.

Many people want to pray but not all know how to do it. Here we enclose some simple ideas that can help you to get started.

Let us pray for all those suffering from religious discrimination and persecution; may their own rights and dignity be recognized, which originate from being brothers and sisters in the human family.

Let us pray for the catechists, summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit, with joy and much peace.

The beatification cause for a Mexican professor of engineering and Associate member of Opus Dei was recently opened in Guadalajara by Cardinal Robles Ortega.

On 23 January 2017, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz was elected Prelate of Opus Dei. For this anniversary, we offer an interview recently published in the Italian newspaper “Avvenire.”

Pope Francis has asked that Wednesday, the 26th of January, be a day of special prayer for peace regarding the situation in Ukraine.

Saint Josemaría highlighted five aspects of the formation offered by Opus Dei: human, spiritual, doctrinal-religious, apostolic, and professional. This series explains the impact of that formation on the sanctification of work. But what exactly is professional formation?

For the feast of the conversion of Saint Paul on 25 January, here is an article originally published in 2008 for the Year of Saint Paul in the Church, convoked by Benedict XVI to foster Christian unity.

In his 19 January general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on Saint Joseph, speaking about the tenderness of his fatherhood.

The students of Los Cerros (a school in Colombia), in collaboration with the Food Bank, have collected more than 9,600 cans of food that will be distributed to vulnerable families in Bogota.

Faced with illness, God helped this mother to open up and say: "Jesus, whatever you 'want,' I love!" (The Way, 773).

This letter, signed by the Holy Father in Saint John Lateran on December 26, is addressed to husbands and wives around the world in the "Amoris Laetitia" Year of the Family. Pope Francis encourages them to continue to walk in "the strength of Jesus’ faithful love," with the help of St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary.

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. As we continue to face a global pandemic, this guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

The Angelus is a prayer in which we contemplate the mystery of the Incarnation, the event by which "the Son of God became man in order to make us God." It is a short pause in our day-to-day activity, immersing us in the intimacy of our Lady and the Blessed Trinity.

Desmond and Eric share a common interest in poetry and writing. What started out as a mere professional dealing has blossomed into a trusting and beautiful friendship.