"Each day be conscious of your duty to be a saint. A saint! And that doesn't mean doing strange things. It means a daily struggle in the interior life and in heroically fulfilling your duty right through to the end.” Saint Josemaría
"Each day be conscious of your duty to be a saint. A saint! And that doesn't mean doing strange things. It means a daily struggle in the interior life and in heroically fulfilling your duty right through to the end.”
Number 76 of “Romana,” the bulletin of the Prelature of Opus Dei, is now available online in English with news about the first half of 2023.
The Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See has communicated that the indulgences, which members of the Work and their relatives can gain on these dates, are granted in perpetuity. Until now, they were renewed every seven years.
The relics of Saint Severinus are preserved in Villa Tevere in Rome, where the central offices of Opus Dei are located. In the centers of the Prelature the votive Mass in honor Saint Severinus is celebrated on 8 November.
On 1 October, we began to publish daily Gospel commentaries as food for prayer about Jesus’s life and words.
The call to holiness is sublime and practical. The “saint of ordinary life” reminds us of this reality. Holiness is divine and human as is our Lord Jesus in the reality of his Incarnation. A meditation for the feast of St Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei, by Fr. Donncha Ó hAodha.
“Youth” is a new project by and for young people.
On 28 November 1982, Pope John Paul II erected Opus Dei as a personal prelature through the Apostolic Constitution "Ut sit," which was delivered to Blessed Alvaro del Portillo (the first Prelate of Opus Dei) on 19 March 1983.
In the wake of personal health challenges and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, I found myself facing a new reality with limited physical mobility and fewer opportunities for my usual activities.
Daily meditations are texts meant to feed our mental prayer, inviting us to stop and converse with God each day of the liturgical year.
Homily at the Mass in honour of St Josemaría Escrivá, Parish of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Merrion Road, Dublin on 17th June 2023.
Opus Dei will celebrate the centenary of its foundation from 2028 to 2030. To prepare for this anniversary, we offer a document entitled "Path Toward the Centenary." It contains some ideas for the faithful and friends of Opus Dei to reflect on these 100 years and how the charism will continue giving life to the Church and society.
Some questions and answers: what are the regional assemblies, or work weeks, of Opus Dei? When did they begin? What do the regional assemblies have to do with the centenary of Opus Dei? How does one participate?
The 75th issue of "Romana," bulletin of the Prelature of Opus Dei, from the second semester of 2022, has been published.
On the modification of canons 295-296 regarding personal prelatures.
On the first Sunday after Pentecost, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Some resources for growing in devotion to the Trinity.