Opus Dei

Perhaps one of the graces of a “Covid-Christmas” may be a more serene and deeper contemplation of Christ who is, in the Holy Father’s words, 'Misericordiae Vultus', that is, “the Face of the Father’s Mercy”, writes Fr Donncha Ó hAodha in the current issue of 'Position Papers'.

The "centrality of Jesus Christ" is a recurring message of the popes of the new millennium. The December 5-8, 2020 conference will be accessible online to everyone.

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta ordained 27 faithful of Opus Dei as deacons on 21 November. With his homily and words of the Prelate, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz.

During the first days of this month of November 2020 We had a day spiritual retreat in Bugala, the centre of Opus Dei for men in Kampala. A small group of university students came to have some days of reflection and prayer at the end of this complex year.

Esther Toranzo was a pioneer in many fields. She held a doctorate in Law from the Central University of Madrid. She joined Opus Dei in 1949. In 1952, she was amongst the first group of ladies who went to start the Work in England. She came to Kenya in 1965 to manage Kibondeni College, a Hospitality Institution for young women, which was in its infancy.

The history of devotion to the martyr Saint Severinus, whose relics repose in the oratory of Saint Joseph in the Prelatic Curia of Opus Dei in Rome.

This year, to avoid large crowds in churches and cemeteries and facilitate the devotion of the faithful, the Vatican has extended to the entire month of November the possibility of obtaining the Plenary Indulgence reserved for the first week of November and for the commemoration of all the faithful departed on November 2.

The Prelate of Opus Dei, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, has appointed Rev. Dr. Anthony Odoh as the regional vicar of the Prelature in Nigeria

The chaplain-engineer at Laguna Hospice Care Center, Father José Ruiz, died during the early stages of the pandemic in Madrid. His friends pay tribute to his life in this article and video.

At the end of September 2020, amid the ongoing pandemic, a three-day course for women entitled "Women’s Identity and Mission" took place at the Dworek Conference Center near Warsaw, Poland.