Opus Dei

Some reflections that can assist our prayer during this time of Advent.

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."

Some reflections that can enrich our prayer as we begin the second week in Advent.

On 6 October, 2002, John Paul II canonized the founder of Opus Dei, who he called the "saint of ordinary life."

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.

In his 5 October general audience, Pope Francis continued his cycle of catechesis on spiritual discernment, speaking about self-knowledge and "passwords" in the spiritual life.

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. This guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

Some reflections that can assist our prayer as we begin the season of Advent.

The Prelate is suggesting that the faithful and friends of Opus Dei pray for this intention in a special way, from 2 October 2022 to 2 October 2023.

In an encounter with people in Chicago in 1988, Blessed Alvaro del Portillo spoke about the founding of Opus Dei on October 2, 1928.