Path to the Centenary (5): Human Work and the Work of Creation and Redemption
Our work, besides cooperating in the divine plan of creation, can also share in the work of redemption; it becomes a means of sanctification and transformation of the world when carried out, in Christ, with charity and a priestly soul.
22 July: Mary Magdalene
“The Gospel shows us Mary Magdalene as a woman who loved greatly and who wanted to love ever more deeply,” Bishop Javier Echevarría wrote of this great saint.
Letter from the Prelate (21 July 2025)
The Prelate of Opus Dei gives thanks to God for the family spirit in the Work and invites us to pray for the upcoming Jubilee of Youth.
Signs of Hope: 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
A message from Pope Leo XIV for the feast of St. Joachim and St. Anne, with also the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
One small step today, one giant leap tomorrow
Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri passed away fifty years ago, on 16 July 1975. On the anniversary of her death, we remember her life, which was full of adventure and service to others. Guadalupe was a woman who allowed herself to be surprised by God and responded with a joyful vocation, reflecting the greatness of God’s love.
The Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
16 July is the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. "Wear on your breast the holy scapular of Carmel," Saint Josemaria said. "Besides, how maternal the sabbatine privilege is!"
Pope's Prayer Intention for July 2025
"Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel." (Leo XIV)
The Prelate on the 50th Anniversary of IESE: Sanctifying work, transforming the world, and the Christian meaning of leadership
As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations marking the start of IESE's activities in Madrid, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, Grand Chancellor of the University of Navarre and Prelate of Opus Dei, visited the campus and gave this lecture to an audience of more than 600 employees and alumni.
“It is the Lord”: Spiritual Accompaniment (I)
We all need companions whose close conversation and encouragement help us navigate life, in service of “the ever-original action of the Holy Spirit” in our souls. This is the 15th installment in the “Combat, closeness, mission” series.









