Opus Dei

When we recite the Creed every Sunday at Mass, we say, "I believe in the communion of saints" — but what exactly is the communion of saints? What do we mean by this expression?

The vocation of an assistant numerary is a specific calling to care for and strengthen family ties in Opus Dei.

We offer the homily given by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz in the Mass celebrated in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, on the first day of his pastoral trip to Mexico.

Marching to the beat of the prayer intention that the Prelate has proposed for faithful and friends of the Work across the world for the next year, for those in East and Southern Africa, the vicar has proposed a regional prayer intention running until Easter Sunday (9th April) 2023.

After 33 years as a teacher in a school in Bogotá (Colombia), Joaquín entered a new phase of life.

In his 26 October general audience, Pope Francis continued his cycle of catechesis on spiritual discernment, speaking about desolation as an object of discernment.

Seeking the intercession of men and women who have died with a reputation for holiness is a common practice in the Catholic Church. Examples of favors received through Blessed Alvaro del Portillo's intercession follow.

A meditation (guided prayer) on the Rosary and its place in our lives.

In his 19 October general audience, Pope Francis continued his cycle of catechesis on spiritual discernment, speaking about knowing one's own life story.

Monsignor Cormac Burke, the first numerary vocation from his motherland, Ireland, spent many years - and indeed his last days - in that other land tucked away in East Africa, Kenya. He passed away peacefully on 22nd November 2021 and is now celebrating the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Work in Ireland from our final homeland - heaven. Here are a few details into how he met Opus Dei.