Opus Dei

Mgr Christian van der Ploeg is the Regional Vicar for the region of North West Europe

Opus Dei arrived in Britain 75 years ago, when three young postgraduate students moved to London at the end of 1946 to start the activities of Opus Dei there. Now there are members and apostolic initiatives in many cities in Britain.

Oro Laviña (1928-2020), one of the early women members of Opus Dei, who worked with saint Josemaria and blessed Guadalupe Ortiz, spent many years helping to establish Opus Dei and its apostolates in Britain.

29 January 2020 will be the centenary of the birth of Fr John Galarraga, who started the apostolic work of Opus Dei in Britain in 1946

Homily given by Fr Andrew Soane for the Mass of the Assumption on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the visit of St Josemaría Escrivá to the Shrine to consecrate Opus Dei to Our Lady on 15 August 1958

A Mass for the Assumption of Our Lady is being celebrated at Our Lady of Willesden church where St Josemaría Escrivá consecrated Opus Dei to Our Lady on 15 August 1958.

On 2 October 2016, Cardinal Nichols blessed a painting of Our Lady of Willesden to which had been added the figure of Bl Alvaro del Portillo following his beatification in September 2014.

We regret to announce the death of Fr. Joseph Gabiola, known to many in Great Britain and elsewhere.

26 June is the feast of Saint Josemaría

Cardinal Nichols thanks Opus Dei for its work in Britain – and Vatican Archbishop presents an Opus Dei Blessed as a model of holiness in everyday life