October 7: National Day of Prayer and Public Repentance

CBCP president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has enjoined all to observe a National Day of Prayer and Public Repentance” on Tuesday, October 7.
“Do not be afraid to show your wounds healed by mercy”

In his 1 October general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechetical cycle on Jesus Christ, our hope, speaking about the Resurrection.
Archdiocese of Manila: Prayer for Integrity, Truth, and Justice

Pastoral letter of Cardinal Jose Advincula on Oratio Imperata for the Archdiocese of Manila praying for Integrity, Truth, and Justice.
2 October 1928: “The history of the mercies of God”

On 2 October 1928, St. Josemaría Escrivá saw what God was asking of him: to remind women and men that holiness is possible in the middle of ordinary life. That message continues to “light up the pathways of the earth” nearly a century later.
“Everyone wants to help, but they don’t know where to start”

In 2012, a group of staff members at Strathmore University (Nairobi, Kenya) inspired by St. Josemaría’s life and teaching started Macheo, an academic support program for students from settlements near the university. Macheo later sparked Mawio and Sulwe, similar programs for groups in other areas.
Monthly intention

The Prelate is suggesting that the faithful and friends of Opus Dei pray for this intention in a special way, from 2 October 2025 to 2 October 2026.
General Information: Opus Dei in the Philippines
An Anihan Alumna’s Journey: Grit, Grace and Gratitude
When God writes your love story
Behind Every Banilad Graduate is a Story of Transformation
Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum”
Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum” by Pope Francis
Letter from the Prelate regarding the Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum”
Monsignor Fernando Ocariz, Prelate of Opus Dei, writes about Pope Francis' Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum” ("To safeguard the charism").
Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum”: Questions and Answers
We offer some questions and answers prepared by the Opus Dei Information Office regarding the Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum.”
Letter from the Prelate (6 October 2022)
The Prelate of Opus Dei informs us that he will convoke an Extraordinary General Congress in the first half of 2023 in order to make the changes to the Statutes indicated in "Ad charisma tuendum."
Statutes of Opus Dei
The Statutes of Opus Dei were promulgated by Pope St John Paul II in 1982. Written in Latin, they define precisely the juridical configuration of the Prelature, its organization, and its aims.
Apostolic constitution "Ut sit"
The English translation of the apostolic constitution, Ut sit, by which Opus Dei was established as the Catholic Church's first personal prelature.