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  1. In the Philippines
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Overview

Opus Dei started stable apostolic work in the Philippines in 1964. Click HERE to read a brief account of its history and activities in the country. The Regional Vicar for the Philippines and Indonesia is Rev. Father Julio Dieguez, with office at 20 Sampaguita Street, New Manila, Quezon City.

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Sanctity in the world

On the occasion of the feast day of St Josemaria Escriva last June 26, veteran columnist Mercedes Suleik wrote this overview on the Prelature of Opus Dei and Christian spirituality in the middle of the world.

Bishop dedicates the altar and oratory of new Conference Center in Baguio City

The bishop of Baguio presided over the ceremonies for the blessing of the Panagmula Conference Center and the dedication of the Oratory of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

St. Josemaria Escriva at the Mirador Jesuit Villa in Baguio City

Saint Josemaría 04/21/2022

A statue of St. Josemaria Escriva was one of many installed in the recently-completed Garden of Saints of the Mirador Jesuit Villa in Baguio City.

2024 Opus Dei Information Handbook

Press Room 04/24/2024

This Information Handbook provides journalists, media professionals, opinion leaders and the general public with updated facts and figures about the Prelature of Opus Dei and its apostolic activities in the Philippines.

Blessed Alvaro Relic at the Antipolo Cathedral

Álvaro del Portillo 08/23/2023

Rite of reception and enthronement of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo’s relic on Sunday, 27 August 2023.

Badjao women turning the tide

Badjao women completed a course in Bread and Pastry Production and will be starting a bakery business in Cebu.

Cebu Farmland Yields Harvest of Blessings

A mother of 10 from the highlands of Dalaguete in Cebu province expresses affection for St. Josemaria and Opus Dei.

Fiesta in 3 Saint Josemaria Escriva Parishes in the Philippines

June 26 is fiesta time in 3 parish communities in Tarlac, Catanduanes, and Leyte (Philippines) celebrating their patron, Saint Josemaria Escriva.

Changing gears and discovering the rural countryside

Joy and Tony Tañada found in farming, farm management, and rural living a world of beauty, simplicity, and productivity.

Social Projects
  • “If we didn’t do our small bit… we didn’t truly love the children.”

  • "Wasted" Food for the Hungry

  • Simplicity through the Lens of Aetas

  • CITE: Weathering the storms

  • Tech-voc school looks to spur the economy beyond the pandemic

  • Punlaan: Sowing the seeds of women empowerment

  • Farmers’ friend

  • Generosity begets joy in outreach to the blind

  • City Jail Visit: “Be Joyful, Positive, and Grateful”

  • Blessed Alvaro on Social Concern and Addressing Poverty

  • Anihan Technical School

  • Chipping away at poverty: one graduate at a time

Personal Testimonies
  • Journey of healing, journey of faith

  • "No cancer. No blood transfusion."

  • “God has given me the gift of faith, my vocation… and Himself”

  • Saint Josemaria provided for my aunt during the pandemic

  • Closer to God through Montse Grases

  • An Artist’s Journey

  • Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz devotion in Butuan City

  • Blessed Alvaro del Portillo is a “go-to-fellow”

Links
  • The Holy See
  • Writings of the founder of Opus Dei
  • Saint Josemaría website
  • Blessed Alvaro del Portillo website
  • Romana, Bulletin of the Opus Dei Prelature
  • St. Josemaria Institute
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