Opus Dei

The feast of Jesus' presentation in the temple forty days after his birth, celebrated on February 2nd, has a long history in the Eastern and Western Church.

Tiago is a health-care worker specializing in medical emergencies in Lisbon. He was at the forefront in the fight against the pandemic. One day he returned to God in the Sacrament of Confession and this helped him to be a better husband, father and worker.

The virtue of fortitude enables us to follow Jesus without being subject to changing conditions in our life and environment.

The following spiritual retreats have been organised in 2022 in South Africa.

The beatification cause for a Mexican professor of engineering and Associate member of Opus Dei was recently opened in Guadalajara by Cardinal Robles Ortega.

In his 26 January general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the role of Saint Joseph in Christian life, speaking about his four dreams in the Gospel.

Pope Francis has asked that Wednesday, the 26th of January, be a day of special prayer for peace regarding the situation in Ukraine.

For the feast of the conversion of Saint Paul on 25 January, here is an article originally published in 2008 for the Year of Saint Paul in the Church, convoked by Benedict XVI to foster Christian unity.

Back in 2018, we came across the story by Rev. Charles Muturi, an Anglican bishop in Kenya, who spoke of a real "miracle" he received through the intercession of St. Josemaria. We republish his story here at the end of the Octave of prayer for Christian Unity.

On 23 January 2017, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz was elected Prelate of Opus Dei. For this anniversary, we offer an interview recently published in the Italian newspaper “Avvenire.”