Skip to Main Content
  • Newsletter
  • Press Room
  • Contact
  • Instagram link
  • Soundcloud link
  • RSS link

Opus Dei

"I will never tire of repeating that we have to be contemplative souls in the midst of the world, who try to convert their work into prayer.” Saint Josemaría
  • Opus Dei

  • Menu button
  • Contact
  • Search button
 
Menu
Contact
Search
  • Opus Dei Homepage
  • About Opus Dei
    • Message
    • Activities
    • Opus Dei in South Africa
    • Organization
    • History
    • People in Opus Dei
    • Protocols
    • Priestly Society of the Holy Cross
    • Cooperators of Opus Dei
    • Canonization Causes
    • Books and texts
    • Videos about Opus Dei
    • Information Handbook
  • The Prelate
    • Biography
    • Homilies, Articles, Interviews
    • Pastoral Letters and Messages
    • Audio Meditations
    • Previous Prelates
  • News
    • From the Pope
    • From the Prelate
    • Recent News
    • Personal testimonies
    • Social initiatives
    • Subscribe to newsletter
  • Saint Josemaría
    • Who is he?
    • His message
    • Devotion
    • News
    • Resources
  • Christian Life
    • Inspiration for Your Prayer
    • Resources for Christian Formation
    • Summaries of Catholic Teaching
    • Article/Video Series on Specific Topics
    • Electronic Books
    • Topic Index
  • Youth
  • Newsletter
  • Press Room
    • Follow us
    • Instagram link
    • Soundcloud link
    • RSS link
  • SearchSearch text...
Search
SearchClose
  1. About Opus Dei
  • Traffic, Floods and Prayer

    Tracy Fernandes, an executive analyst in finance, works and lives in the crowded city of Mumbai. She lives with her parents and her brother and sister. Up and down, from home to the office and back … it is her daily life.

  • Junior candidates in Opus Dei

    In the Prelature of Opus Dei, junior candidates are people between fourteen and a half and sixteen and a half years old who, seeking to respond to a call from the Lord, have expressed their desire to join the Prelature when they reach the required age.

  • Biography of M. Julia Prats

    M. Julia Prats was born in Terrassa (Spain) in 1964. She is an industrial engineer, with a doctorate in Business Administration, and a professor specializing in entrepreneurship and innovation. She has been Central Secretary of Opus Dei since April 2025.

  • Historical Overview

    Opus Dei was founded in 1928 in Spain and is currently established in 66 countries.

  • Christians in the Middle of the World

    Opus Dei has around 90,000 members, both men and women. 98% are laypeople, most of whom are married. The remaining 2% are priests.

  • Frequently Asked Questions

    Answers to the questions people most commonly ask about Opus Dei.

  • Be Do Care 2024

    From 10 to 12 October 2024, São Paulo, Brazil, is hosting BeDoCare 2024, focusing on the legacy for future generations. Key conferences are being livestreamed (in Spanish and Portuguese) and will be available on YouTube.

  • Ten Years of Volunteering in Puente Vallecas under Blessed Álvaro's Patronage

    This social initiative, born around the beatification of Álvaro del Portillo, has involved the help of 3,500 volunteers and served 22,500 meals. But what really matter are the people behind the numbers. Each of them has a story of suffering and hardship.

  • Common Works and Auxiliary Societies of Opus Dei: What were they, and why did they cease to exist?

    From the foundational years, St. Josemaría said that Opus Dei would have personal and collective ways of communicating the Christian faith and the spirit of the Work. This article describes the evolution of its collective apostolate.

  • Apostolic constitution "Ut sit"

  • 14 February: Women in Opus Dei

  • Leaving Opus Dei

  • Joining and leaving Opus Dei

Links
  • Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference
  • Archdiocese of Johannesburg
  • Spiritual Retreats 2025
  • The Holy See
  • Writings of the founder of Opus Dei
  • Saint Josemaría website
  • Blessed Alvaro del Portillo website
  • Romana, Bulletin of the Opus Dei Prelature
  • St. Josemaria Institute
Frequent questions
  • What is Opus Dei?
  • What does Opus Dei offer?
  • What activities does Opus Dei organise?
  • Who belongs to Opus Dei?
  • Can priests join Opus Dei?
  • Can non-Catholic Christians and non-Christians belong to Opus Dei?
  • What are the commitments of members?
  • Why do people join Opus Dei?
More questions
Most visited
opusdei.org
  • Legal notice
  • Privacy policy and cookies
  • Copyright information
  • Contact
  • Press Room
  • Archive