Opus Dei

From June 28, 2008 to June 29, 2009, the Church is celebrating a jubilee year dedicated to Saint Paul, for the two-thousandth anniversary of his birth. The Opus Dei website will offer a series of videos about the Apostle to the Gentiles.

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Pope’s vicar for the diocese of Rome, closed the diocesan process of Bishop Álvaro del Portillo's cause of canonization. With 11 photos from the ceremony.

Opus Dei was born in the Church and exists in the Church to serve the Church. In this year marking the 25th anniversary of the Work’s being erected as a personal prelature, we offer an article explaining the relevance of this event.

With a lot of work to do, we can easily forget to greet our Lord and our Lady with words of affection. St. Josemaría suggested using “alarm clocks,” small objects or pictures that remind us of God’s presence (01’38”).

On next Thursday, June 26, in Rome’s Lateran Palace, Cardinal Camillo Ruini will preside over the closing session of the diocesan process on the life and virtues of the Servant of God, Álvaro del Portillo (1914-1994), bishop and prelate of Opus Dei.

On June 26 we will celebrate the feast day of St Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei. Much has been written about him, but there is a side to him that is rarely commented on though it was noticed by his contemporaries - it was his good humor.

Josephine Kunnacherry, a gynaecologist, was born in Kerala, India. She is a numerary member of Opus Dei. After graduating, Dr. Kunnacherry worked for several years in Europe and in Africa. Before coming back to India she was the Director of a hospital in Nigeria. Since 1997 she lives in Delhi, where she is in charge of a social project called Family Health Care.

Just a month before World Youth Day begins in Australia, we offer video extracts from two recent encounters that Bishop Javier Echevarría had with young people from various countries, whom he encouraged to trust in Christ (03’10”).

“St Josemaría loves priests and helps them a lot. 17 years have now passed since I prayed to St Josemaría, and from then on I remember him every June 26th with great love and gratitude.” Fr Gonzalo tells his story.

The feast of Saint Josemaria is on June 26th. It will be commemorated in different cities of Southeast Asia with Masses celebrated in his honour. Enclosed you will find the list of scheduled Masses.