Masses for the feast of Saint Josemaría (2026)

Here is a list of some of the Masses being celebrated in the United States for the feast of Saint Josemaría Escrivá (June 26).
"Craftsmen of Peace": Priestly Ordination Highlights

18 members of Opus Dei were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Fernando José Castro Aguayo, Bishop of Margarita (Venezuela). The ceremony took place at the Basilica of Saint Eugune (Rome).
“Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical

Today, 25 May 2026, saw the publication of “Magnifica Humanitas,” on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence. This article contains a downloadable ebook of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical in ePub and PDF formats, with an audiobook coming soon.
Cabo: “I collapsed in the middle of the street... but I felt this incredible peace”

A freezing warehouse in Northampton became a turning point for Cabo, helping him go from feeling lost in a foreign country to experiencing God’s presence in his life, appreciating everything He’d given him and wondering what God might be calling him to give back.
Their Eyes Were Opened (I): In the most material things of the earth

This is the beginning of a series on the arts as spaces for spiritual life. In this first article, we will consider how the Incarnation — the fact that God chose to take on a physical form — reveals the true value of the material world, and, with it, the potential of the arts.
Letter from the Prelate (25 May 2026)

On the occasion of the Pope's first Encyclical and the ordination of priests in the Work, the Prelate invites us to deepen in our love for the Successor of Peter, with an eager desire to serve all souls.
Lift up your gaze during the exam period

Pope Leo XIV invites us not to go through life with our eyes "fixed on the ground." Exams can do exactly that — swallow up the whole horizon and take your peace with them — but it doesn't have to be that way.

Vatican Says Cause for Ruth Pakaluk Can Move Forward
Admirers of the Catholic convert, a former atheist, say that while many of her pursuits might seem ordinary — wife, mother, volunteer — she lived them in an extraordinary way. This article was first published in the National Catholic Register on 31 October 2025.

“Christmas tree farms are naturally a joyful place”
A married couple’s dream for retirement turned into a service to their community in New Hampshire (United States).

The Prelate of Opus Dei in the USA
A 24-minute documentary about Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz's trip to four US cities in 2019.

Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum”
Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum” by Pope Francis

Letter from the Prelate regarding the Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum”
Monsignor Fernando Ocariz, Prelate of Opus Dei, writes about Pope Francis' Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum” ("To safeguard the charism").

Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum”: Questions and Answers
We offer some questions and answers prepared by the Opus Dei Information Office regarding the Motu Proprio “Ad charisma tuendum.”

Letter from the Prelate (6 October 2022)
The Prelate of Opus Dei informs us that he will convoke an Extraordinary General Congress in the first half of 2023 in order to make the changes to the Statutes indicated in "Ad charisma tuendum."

Statutes of Opus Dei
The Statutes of Opus Dei were promulgated by Pope St John Paul II in 1982. Written in Latin, they define precisely the juridical configuration of the Prelature, its organization, and its aims.

Apostolic constitution "Ut sit"
The English translation of the apostolic constitution, Ut sit, by which Opus Dei was established as the Catholic Church's first personal prelature.

























