Opus Dei

Isabel Diaz, a university student in the Philippines, talks about how she met Opus Dei and her life as a numerary. She speaks about how she deals with her friends and about the concerns of young people today.

In 1931, the founder of Opus Dei wrote down what had happened on the morning of October 2nd, 1928, when Opus Dei came into the world, as this article by G. Derville explains.

A small copy of St. Josemaria's book "The Way" was sent down to the 33 miners while they were trapped underground at the San José mine in Chile.

Students from Germany, Spain, Sweden and Uganda last summer helped build an elementary school in Africa.

Joaquin Romero has been wheelchair-bound with multiple sclerosis for almost 20 years. But he refuses to give in to pessimism and has no doubt that his disability is “a caress from God.”

Without love, life wouldn’t be worth living. Therefore St. Josemaría counseled: “Fall madly in love,” both when our love is in heaven and when it’s on earth (0’58”).

On Sunday, September 5, Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei, ordained two Associate members of the Prelature in the shrine of Torreciudad: Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva, an agricultural engineer from Spain, and Mario Vera Juárez, a computer engineer from Mexico. With words from the Prelate's homily (in Spanish).

A practical demonstration of interreligious dialogue. Video (0’48’’)

Yuri lives in Kiev (Ukraine) with his wife and daughter. He was baptized seven years ago. Soon after becoming a Catholic he met Opus Dei, which he says was another "big discovery."

The Prelate speaks about devotion to the guardian angels, whose feast is celebrated by the Church on October 2nd. This is also the day on which Opus Dei was founded.