"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)
Homily of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz at the Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, (Madrid, 19 May 2019. Fifth Sunday of Easter)
Words of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, Prelate of Opus Dei, following the beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri (Madrid,18 May 2019)
Monsignor Mariano Fazio has been appointed as Auxiliary Vicar; Rev. Antoni Pujals as Vicar General; and Rev. Jorge Gisbert as Central Vicar Secretary.
Homily of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, in memory of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, delivered at the Basilica of Saint Eugene on Saturday, May 11, 2019.
Monsignor Ocáriz encourages us to spend this Marian month continually giving thanks to God "for everything, because everything is good," as Saint Josemaria said.
34 faithful of Opus Dei were ordained priests on Saturday, May 4th, at the Basilica of St. Eugene in Rome. The new priests come from 16 different countries and join the clergy of the Prelature.
On April 30, the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome hosted a day of reflection on lay holiness, in the context of the upcoming beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri.
Homily given by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz on 18 April 2019 in the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace, in Rome. "We need Christ to definitively heal our own freedom."
In the week before Holy Week, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz invites us, when contemplating Christ on the Cross, to reflect on our personal availability to carry out God's will.
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz spent March 29 - 31 making a brief pastoral visit to Saragossa, Spain. With a translation of the homily he gave in the church of San Carlos, where Saint Josemaria was ordained in 1925.
On Saturday, 30 March 2019, in the church where Saint Josemaria was ordained a priest in 1925, the Prelate of Opus Dei celebrated Mass and preached this homily.
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz made a pastoral visit to the island of Puerto Rico from January 31st to February 3rd. This video offers a summary of the trip.
