Opus Dei

"God is not removing you from your environment. He is not taking you away from the world, or from your condition in life, or from your noble human ambitions, or from your professional work ... But he wants you to be a saint - right there!” (Saint Josemaría)

The PrelatePastoral Letters and Messages

Letters

Letter from the Prelate (9 September 2019)

Monsignor Ocáriz encourages us to ask our Lady to teach us to turn suffering into a place where we can find light, peace and joy.

My dear children: may Jesus watch over my daughters and sons for me!

On the upcoming 14^th, the Church’s Liturgy leads us to reflect on the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and, the next day, on the Sorrows of our Lady.

In conversations and encounters with a great variety of people (as also happens to you), spontaneous remarks sometimes come up about situations that are difficult or cause ...

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Longer Letters of Monsignor Ocáriz

Letter from the Prelate (9 January 2018)

“In the human realm,” Saint Josemaria said, “I want to leave you as an inheritance love for freedom and good humor.” The Prelate invites us to reflect on the gift of freedom, in this letter dated on the Founder's birthday.

Letter from the Prelate (14 February 2017)

The pastoral letter contains the conclusions of the recent General Congress, held in January.

Governance

Opus Dei is governed by a Prelate, in accord with canon law and its own statutes. (Click on title above for fuller explanation.)

Pastoral Letters of Bishop Javier Echevarría

Pastoral letters that Bishop Javier Echevarría published on this website, from 2007 up to his death in 2016.

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Longer Letters of Bishop Javier Echevarría

Thematic letters of Bishop Javier Echevarría written for special occasions in the Church.