Number of articles: 256

Audio Meditation of the Prelate: "Mother of God and our Hope"

For the month of May, here is an audio (in both Spanish and English) and transcript of a meditation by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz about the role of our Lady in our Christian life.

Prelate of Opus Dei

The Work of Caring for the World

On the feast of St. Joseph the Worker and International Workers’ Day in Europe, "Aleteia" has published an article by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz about the true meaning of work as service to others.

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages

Letter from the Prelate (29 April 2020)

With the month of May about to begin, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz invites us to unite ourselves to the Pope's intentions through recourse to the intercession of our Lady.

Pastoral Letters and Messages

Audio Meditation of the Prelate: Easter Sunday

Transcript and audio recording in English of reflections by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz on the meaning of Holy Week (fourth in a series of four).

Prelate of Opus Dei

Audio Meditation of the Prelate: Christ, Mirror of our Weakness

Transcript and audio recording in English of reflections by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz on the meaning of Holy Week (third in a series of four).

Prelate of Opus Dei

Audio Meditation of the Prelate: The New Commandment

Transcript and audio recording in English of reflections by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz on the meaning of Holy Week (second in a series of four).

Prelate of Opus Dei

Audio Meditation of the Prelate: United in the Last Supper

Transcript and audio recording in English of reflections by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz on the meaning of Holy Week (first in a series of four).

Prelate of Opus Dei

Letter from the Prelate (1 April 2020)

With Holy Week only a few days away and amid so much suffering, Monsignor Fernado Ocáriz invites us to look at Christ on the Cross, who is the source of our hope.

Pastoral Letters and Messages

Audio Meditation of the Prelate (19 March 2020)

On the feast of Saint Joseph, the Prelate of Opus Dei advises us to foster "the certainty of the impossible" that we see in the Holy Patriarch: "a man with a permanent smile who shrugged his shoulders."

Prelate of Opus Dei

Suggestions from the Prelate for Confronting the Coronavirus Emergency

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz offers some practical guidelines for confronting this extraordinary situation. "The Communion of Saints leads us to make our own what affects the others, because 'if one member suffers, all suffer with him.'"

Pastoral Letters and Messages