Opus Dei

St. Josemaría encouraged us to love and to pray for the Father every day: “Love the Father very, very much, whoever he may be. Don’t fail to make that small daily mortification, and to say with love the prayer for the one who leads us.” Today is Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz’s birthday; he was born on 27 October 1944 in Paris. Here are some resources to help us accompany him today.

In this pastoral letter, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz invites us to reflect more deeply on the call to be contemplatives in the midst of the world, in light of the life of Jesus and the example of St. Josemaría, in preparation for the centenary of the Work.

The Prelate sends his greeting on the occasion of October 2 and invites us to begin the first year of preparation for the centenary with gratitude to God and to St. Josemaría, and with the desire to be contemplatives in the middle of the world.

The Prelate of Opus Dei invites us to go to the intercession of St. Josemaría for the anniversaries of the founding of the Work and of his canonization, on October 2nd and 6th.

The Guatemalan newspaper Prensa Libre interviewed the Prelate of Opus Dei during his visit to the country, discussing hope, the centenary, and the legacy of Dr. Ernesto Cofiño.

On the occasion of his trip to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Uruguay, the Prelate of Opus Dei invites us to reflect on unity and diversity within the Work, seen in the light of charity.

We are beginning to publish a selection of letters written by Blessed Álvaro del Portillo during his years as Prelate of Opus Dei. The letter dated 1 August 1985 addresses formation as a primary task in the Work, in which each person is, at once, both sheep and shepherd.

On the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, the Prelate of Opus Dei invites us to renew our desire for conversion, so as to grow in love for God and for others.

Homily by the Prelate of Opus Dei, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, on the liturgical feast of Saint Josemaría, delivered at the parish of Saint Eugene (Rome).

The Prelate of Opus Dei invites us to go deeper into the virtue of poverty, as a path to interior freedom, love for God, and apostolic fruitfulness.