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EVERYTHING IS DONE AND EVERYTHING REMAINS TO BE DONE

Cabo: “I collapsed in the middle of the street... but I felt this incredible peace”

One by One 06/02/2026

A freezing warehouse in Northampton became a turning point for Cabo, helping him go from feeling lost in a foreign country to experiencing God’s presence in his life, appreciating everything He’d given him and wondering what God might be calling him to give back.

Their Eyes Were Opened (I): In the most material things of the earth

Fostering Interior Life 05/27/2026

This is the beginning of a series on the arts as spaces for spiritual life. In this first article, we will consider how the Incarnation — the fact that God chose to take on a physical form — reveals the true value of the material world, and, with it, the potential of the arts.

Prayer for Pedro Ballester’s intercession

Recent News 05/22/2026
Prayer card: Pedro Ballester

Pedro Ballester was born on 22 May. On his birthday, we are sharing a prayer asking God for favours through his intercession, available in over 25 languages.

Lift up your gaze during the exam period

For Prayer 05/29/2026

Pope Leo XIV invites us not to go through life with our eyes "fixed on the ground." Exams can do exactly that — swallow up the whole horizon and take your peace with them — but it doesn't have to be that way.

Letter from the Prelate (25 May 2026)

Pastoral Letters and Messages 05/25/2026

On the occasion of the Pope's first Encyclical and the ordination of priests in the Work, the Prelate invites us to deepen in our love for the Successor of Peter, with an eager desire to serve all souls.

Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz: “The most faithful path to serve the Church is not to be indifferent to the vicissitudes of our world”

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages 05/20/2026

The Prelate of Opus Dei reflects on some contemporary challenges in this interview with Exaudi.

"Craftsmen of Peace": Priestly Ordination Highlights

Recent News 05/28/2026

18 members of Opus Dei were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Fernando José Castro Aguayo, Bishop of Margarita (Venezuela). The ceremony took place at the Basilica of Saint Eugune (Rome).

“Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical

From the Church and the Pope 05/25/2026

Today, 25 May 2026, saw the publication of “Magnifica Humanitas,” on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence. This article contains a downloadable ebook of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical in ePub and PDF formats, with an audiobook coming soon.

Why do you stand here looking into heaven?

For Prayer 05/15/2026

When did you last catch yourself staring into the infinite, not quite sure why? That’s what the apostles found themselves doing after the Ascension: eyes up, trying to process what had just happened. Then someone interrupted them with a question they could ask any of us today: “Why do you stand here looking into heaven?”

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Gospel of the day

Wednesday's Gospel: God of the Living, Not the Dead

06/03/2026

Gospel for Wednesday in the 9th Week of Ordinary Time, and commentary.

  • Monday's Gospel: The Murderous Tenants
  • Tuesday's Gospel: Walking in Accord with the Truth
  • Commentary on the Gospel (with audio version): The Bread from Heaven (Year A)
  • Friday's Gospel: Son of David and Son of God
  • Saturday's Gospel: The Rich in the Kingdom of Heaven
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Message of the day

“The strong man will at times suffer, but he stands firm”

The facade appears full of strength and resilience. But how much softness and lack of willpower there is within! You must hold to your determination not to let your virtues become fancy dress but clothes which define your character. (Furrow, 777)

No man, whether he be a Christian or not, has an easy life. To be sure, at certain times it seems as though everything goes as we had planned. But this generally lasts for only a short time. Life is a matter of facing up to difficulties and of experiencing in our hearts both joy and sorrow. It is in this forge that man can acquire fortitude, patience, magnanimity and …

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    About "Ad Charisma Tuendum"
    • 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.

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