At the beginning of the Year of the Family and on the solemnity of Saint Joseph, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz invites us to put special care into looking after our own home and to do all we can to assist other families and people in need.
My dear children: may Jesus watch over my daughters and sons for me!
Today we begin the year convoked by Pope Francis to highlight family love, by fostering new ways to accompany families on their path to holiness. This initiative will coincide, for a number of months, with the Year of Saint Joseph, which began last December. This overlap gives us an opportunity to turn especially to the intercession of ...
The production company Beta Films has produced the 24-minute documentary One Year Ago about the pastoral visit by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz to the U.S. in 2019.
Bishop Echevarria served as head of Opus Dei from 1994-2016. He worked closely with St. Josemaria Escriva as his secretary from 1953 until the founder's death in 1975.
The Prelature of Opus Dei is governed by a Prelate, in accord with canon law and its own statutes. The Prelate and his vicars always carry out their work assisted by councils, made up largely of laity. The council for women is called the Central Advisory and the council for men is called the General Council; both are based in Rome.
