Opus Dei

The 2025 Jubilee of Hope was officially inaugurated by Pope Francis with the opening of the Holy Door on 24th December 2024. It will run until the Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord on 6th January 2026 and is an opportunity for the faithful around the world to discover the richness of the Jubilee's theme taken from St. Paul: "Hope does not disappoint." Here's a 30-minute guided prayer session (meditation) on the topic.

Tiago is from Porto, works as a mechanical engineer, and loves car competitions. At the age of 20, he lost his grandfather, which let him to start questioning many aspects of his life. A friend, who passed away in an accident that same summer, told him about Opus Dei. Discovering prayer was the beginning of a path that led him to discern his vocation to the Work as a numerary.

Sandra had no faith when she first set foot in a centre run by the Work, invited by a friend. Now, fifteen years later, she is an associate and she tells the story of her encounter with God, in whom she discovered the experience of paternity.

In celebration of the Jubilee for Artists, 15 to 18 February 2025, we interviewed Cody, an American artist who studied sacred art in Florence.

The path to the Centenary has sparked a process of reflection, seen in the recently concluded Regional Assemblies held around the world. In this conversation with Isabel Sánchez, secretary of the Central Advisory, she shares some of the key topics discussed.

“Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel called to live Jesus’s mission in life: either through the priestly life, or religious life.”

In his 12 February general audience, Pope Francis continued the catechetical cycle on Jesus Christ, our hope, for the Jubilee of 2025, speaking about Jesus' birth and the shepherds' visit.

Valentine’s Day gets its name from a bishop who died on this day centuries ago. The martyr meekly submitted himself to torture rather than renounce his faith in Jesus. How a day famous for someone’s death became an occasion for lovers to exchange Valentines is a long story someone else can tell. Let’s focus instead on the connection between Christian faith and the mystery of romantic love between a man and a woman.

On 14 February, St Josemaría understood that God was also calling women and priests to be and to do Opus Dei. Some resources to celebrate the double anniversary of the foundation of the women's branch of Opus Dei (14 February 1930) and the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross (14 February 1943).

At the start of this year, my wife and I came to the realization that we needed a new car. My wife’s business was growing and the car we had at the time was too small to carry the different materials that we usually use in the course of the work. Our family was also growing bigger as we were expecting a baby due to be born in May.