Prelate of Opus Dei Appoints New Vicars
Monsignor Mariano Fazio has been appointed as Auxiliary Vicar; Rev. Antoni Pujals as Vicar General; and Rev. Jorge Gisbert as Central Vicar Secretary.
I love sports! Part 2
“Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a person courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and steels the will to endurance. It is not merely a physical development then. Sport, rightly understood, is an occupation of the whole person, and while perfecting the body as an instrument of the mind, it also makes the mind itself a more refined instrument for the search and communication of truth…”
"Deliver us from evil"
Continuing his catechesis on the Lord's prayer, in his May 15 general audience Pope Francis spoke about the mystery of evil in the world.
"Lord, we are hungry"
Homily of Pope Francis on May 7 in Skopje, the birthplace of Saint Teresa of Calcutta. "Prisoners of a virtual reality, we lost the taste and flavour of the truly real."
Priestly Ordinations: “God always promises the future”
34 faithful of Opus Dei were ordained priests on Saturday, May 4th, at the Basilica of St. Eugene in Rome. The new priests come from 16 different countries and join the clergy of the Prelature.
Pope's Prayer Intention for May 2019
Pope's Prayer Intention for May 2019
"Holiness is the most attractive face of the Church"
On April 30, the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome hosted a day of reflection on lay holiness, in the context of the upcoming beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri.
Ed, a pioneer of Opus Dei in East Africa
Ed Hernandez passed away on Sunday, April 14th at the age of 93 in California. He was one of the first three people of Opus Dei to come to Kenya on 25 Aug 1958.
The Miracle of a Vocation to the Priesthood
On 4 May 2019, Bernard Nderitu will be ordained in Rome together with 33 other faithful of Opus Dei. He will be the first Associate member of Opus Dei in Africa to be ordained a priest
Francisco and Jonnatan, Puerto Rico: "Faith helps me look at the world with hope"
The D´Orville brothers live in Puerto Rico and are very different: Francisco is talkative, and Jonnatan is reflective; what one likes, the other doesn't. One day, Francisco invited Jonnatan to participate in a recollection, but he didn't attend because it was an invitation from his brother. Now, however, they've both grown closer to God, and they run a catechism course for friends and a youth club for their children together. Their sense of mission brought them together.