"I will never tire of repeating that we have to be contemplative souls in the midst of the world, who try to convert their work into prayer.”
(Saint Josemaría)
On Saturday July 13, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz spent his first full day in Chicago at Willows Academy, where he had several gatherings with women of the Prelature and friends.
In his last full day in New York, the Prelate of Opus Dei had two meetings with large groups of members of Opus Dei, encouraging them, despite current challenges, to joyfully embrace their Christian vocation.
During his pastoral trip to the United States and Canada, Monsignor Ocáriz reminds us that the Communion of Saints should be a source of strength for us, and that we can help and sustain the others wherever we are.
On July 5th and 6th, the Prelate of Opus Dei visited Barcelona, where he took part in the 60th anniversary of IESE Business School and met with friends and faithful of the Prelature.
The University of Navarra awarded honorary doctorates this year to British sociologist Margaret S. Archer; Israeli philologist Ruth Fine; American writer and media expert Robert Picard; and Spanish architect Rafael Moneo.
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, Prelate of Opus Dei, preached this homily in the Basilica of Saint Eugene at the Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri.
The Prelate of Opus Dei celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving in Rome for the Beatification of the Spanish chemist, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri (1916-1975): "These days have reminded us once again that holiness, which God's love calls us to, is a real possibility for all men and women."
