Opus Dei

Perola discovered her vocation to Opus Dei – the call to seek holiness through one's work and daily life – when she was in the university. Here she describes what a typical day in her life as a doctor in São Paulo, Brazil is like.

On 31 October 1996, 25 years ago, the first group of men travelled to Kampala to stay and live there on a permanent basis and to start the stable activities of Opus Dei in the Pearl of Africa.

A meditation (guided prayer) on the Feast of All Saints, which reminds us that our ultimate destiny is heaven and that we are all called to holiness.

Encarnación Ortega was born on May 5, 1920, just over 100 years ago. Encarnita, as everyone called her, was one of the first women in Opus Dei; she met Saint Josemaría in 1941 and soon asked to be admitted as a numerary. The historian José Carlos Martín de la Hoz, vice-postulator of the cause for canonization, recounts in this podcast some events in Encarnita's life that help us to understand her human and spiritual worth.

For the Solemnity of All Saints, here is a homily given by Benedict XVI on November 1, 2006.

In his 27 October general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians, speaking about "the fruit of the Spirit."

In this year of Saint Joseph, here are some personal reflections on how Joseph and Jesus would have worked alongside each another, when Jesus was an adolescent.

Prayer for Saint Josemaría's intercession.

The testimony of some people in Hong Kong who have gotten to know the message of Saint Josemaria and are trying to live their faith in their daily lives.

We offer the prayer card of Saint Josemaria in some local languages in South Africa. You may download it in different formats. We include the audio too.