Opus Dei, Personal Prelature
From a legal standpoint, Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. Prelatures are entrusted with undertaking certain pastoral activities.
Saving the Unborn
Domtila, a supernumerary member of the Prelature with 6 children, has spent the past 25 years running a crisis pregnancy center in Nairobi, Kenya that has saved the lives of many babies.
Just Start (8): "Be with them to the end"
People from Russia, Brazil and Colombia speak about their efforts to assist the dying. A new video in the series on the works of mercy.
"Pray the Rosary as often as possible"
On October 8, addressing a worldwide Marian pilgrimage to Rome, Pope Francis stressed the importance of praying the Rosary, "a summary of the history of God's mercy."
Blessed Alvaro Added to Shrine Painting
On 2 October 2016, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Nichols, blessed a painting of Our Lady of Willesden to which had been added the figure of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo following his beatification in September 2014.
Audio of Prelate: Bearing Others’ Defects Patiently
"It is not a question of 'putting up with' other people but of welcoming them with humility. Let us look at others with the kind eyes with which God sees them." A new podcast on the works of mercy.
Audio of the Prelate: Bearing Others' Defects Patiently
The Prelate stresses the need for mercy when confronting the defects of others, and also our own.
The Saint of Ordinary Life: October 6, 2002
A 23-minute video by Alberto Michelini with highlights from the canonization of Saint Josemaria Escriva.
Favor after favor
With this story, I wish to thank Dora for all the times she has lent me a hand. If it were not for her, many times I wouldn't make it to the end of day.
"God changes the world by transforming our hearts"
Pope Francis' homily on October 2 at the church of the Immaculate in Baku, during his 3 day apostolic trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan.