Opus Dei

A short video montage of the recent pastoral visit of Bishop Javier Echevarría to the U.S.

By reading between the lines of an atheistic periodical in Soviet Russia when he was a teen, he made acquaintance with the Christian faith. Now he's a 33-year-old deacon slated to be ordained to the priesthood next June. Alexey Yandushev-Rumiantsev's dream is to help his country as a Catholic priest.

Video clips of Saint Josemaría speaking about the founding of Opus Dei on October 2, 1928 (in Spanish).

Bishop Javier Echevarría concluded his North American pastoral visit this week, telling 2500 members and friends of Opus Dei gathered in Houston that the sacraments are “a great help” for becoming holy “in the events of our ordinary life.”

At a gathering this past Sunday outside San Francisco, Bishop Javier Echevarría urged 1800 members and friends of Opus Dei to “get to know Christ” better.

We offer a brief description of the events around the visit of Bishop Echevarría to Canadian cities including Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Bishop Javier Echevarria, the Prelate of Opus Dei, spoke with more than 2,000 members of Opus Dei, family, and friends in Manhattan on Sept. 13, at the start of a pastoral trip to the United States and Canada.

We offer some images of the pastoral visit that the Prelate made some days ago to Kenya and Uganda.

Caroline Sawney is a working mother of three children. This August marks the 10th year she is a supernumerary member of Opus Dei: "Ten wonderful years to thank our Lord for..."

Framed portraits of St. Josemaria Escriva are now available from the St. Josemaria Institute.