In Barcelona: "A smile on the face brings joy to the soul"
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz is taking advantage of the summer to make several pastoral trips. His first stop was Barcelona. On Monday the 26th, in the morning he visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy...
View Article"The Law was a tremendous gift that God gave his people"
Brothers and sisters, good morning!“Why the law?” (Gal 3:19). This is the question that we want to deepen today, continuing with Saint Paul, to recognize the newness of the Christian life enlivened by...
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A Spine Turned into Gold
María cannot conceal the fact that she has a problem. She has grown up with it, and it has become part of her life. Over time (she is now 21) she has seen the condition worsen. She has learned to put...
View Article50th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination of Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz was ordained a priest on 15 August 1971, the feast of the Assumption. This video captures some scenes from his pastoral activity as Prelate of Opus Dei.
View Article"We have received the grace of becoming children of God"
Brothers and sisters, good morning!Saint Paul, who loved Jesus and had clearly understood what salvation was, has taught us that the “children of the promise” (Gal 4: 28) – that is all of us, justified...
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Finding God through Beauty
“I couldn’t live in a world without beauty,” says Barbara, a soprano of Swedish origin. She was born into a Lutheran family that didn’t practice the faith. However, she sensed God’s existence in the...
View ArticleMass of the Prelate of Opus Dei in Torreciudad
A video recording of the Mass celebrated by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz in the shrine of Torreciudad, on Friday August 20.
View ArticleIn Torreciudad: "God loves us madly"
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz celebrated Holy Mass in the shrine of Torreciudad on the 20th. During the homily ( click here to read), he thanked God for the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination, and...
View Article"A hypocrite does not know how to love"
Brothers and sisters, good morning!The Letter to the Galatians reports a rather surprising fact. As we have heard, Paul says that he reproached Cephas, or Peter, in front of the community at Antioch,...
View Article"I found myself before the Tabernacle, without knowing what to do"
Aurora, who is studying music in Portugal, talks about how her encounter with Christ in the Tabernacle, and a good Confession, made her life much richer.
View ArticleThe Great Beauty of Human Love
I feel very honored to be able to explain to you some of the activities that we carry out in the Department of Gynecology. Our concern for women’s health includes many different aspects, such as early...
View Article"The precious treasure, the beauty of the newness of Christ"
Brothers and sisters, good morning!We will continue the explanation of the Letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians. This is not something new, this explanation, it is something mine: what we are studying...
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"In the Light of the Gospel"
From the Introduction:“No man ever spoke like this man!” (Jn 7:46).Today, in very different parts of the world, millions of people are meditating on, listening to, reading and praying about the Gospel....
View Article"Rediscover the beauty of being children of God"
Brothers and sisters, good morning!Let us continue our journey in deepening the faith – our faith – in the light of the Letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians. The Apostle is insistent with those...
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“I found you on the ground”
A few years ago, I was at another gas station where I had been working for a long time. One winter’s day when it was raining, after attending to a client I went to find shelter from the rain. On the...
View ArticleApostolic Journey to Hungary and Slovakia
Sunday, 12 September 2021ROME - BUDAPEST - BRATISLAVA6:00Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport for BudapestGreeting to journalists on the flight to Budapest7:45Arrival at...
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"Was God asking me to go beyond my comfort zone?"
Marikina is a city with nearly half a million residents on the eastern boundary of Metro Manila. Long known as the country’s shoe capital for its quality footwear — an industry that traces its roots to...
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“I can only give thanks to God for having rescued me from there”
My name is Alba. I was born twenty-four years ago in a town in the province of Soria, Spain. When I was about five years old my parents separated, so my older brother and I lived with my mother.I was...
View Article"The path of humble and selfless love"
Brothers and sisters, good morning!Today I would like to speak to you about my Apostolic Journey in Budapest and in Slovakia, which came to an end exactly a week ago, last Wednesday. I would summarize...
View ArticleA Double Thanksgiving, Close to the Pope and Saint Josemaría
The Prelate of Opus Dei celebrated two Masses to give thanks to God for his fifty years of priesthood (he was ordained a priest on 15 August 1971), and for the sixtieth anniversary of his joining Opus...
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Monsignor Mariano Fazio in Lebanon
Monsignor Mariano Fazio brought the affection and support of the Prelate during the unprecedented social and economic crisis in Lebanon, aggravated by the explosion in the port of Beirut in August...
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"This painting draws me to Mass every day"
On September 18, 2021, Oakcrest School in Vienna, Virginia dedicated an original, commissioned painting of the Holy Family for the school’s chapel. Particularly fitting in this Year of St. Joseph and...
View Article"The Mosaic law remains an irrevocable gift from God"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!On our journey to better understand Saint Paul’s teaching, today we will encounter a difficult but important topic: justification. What is justification? We, who...
View Article"Fragments of History": 12 Podcasts on the History of Opus Dei
"Fragments of History" is a series of podcasts that looks at different events and people in the life of Saint Josemaría and the history of Opus Dei, through interviews with various historians. Episodes...
View ArticleCharacters in a Divine Story
When talking about history, I like to remember something that those of us who are engaged in this enjoyable task always have to bear in mind. First, that historical narrative is always a matter of...
View ArticleChallenges of our Courtship
José María, 28 years old, lives in Lisbon and has a degree in Human Resource Management; currently he is working in a university in Lisbon. Dulce, who is 24 and studied Communication Sciences, works...
View Article"Freedom requires struggle"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!Today we are taking up again our reflection on the Letter to the Galatians in which Saint Paul wrote immortal words on Christian freedom. What is Christian...
View ArticleLocked in the Legation of Honduras
It is often said that history is a teacher of life, and those of us who have dedicated ourselves to this subject have experienced that, when you go back to the documents, when you go back to that...
View Article“A synodal Church sheds light on the Petrine primacy"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!I am pleased to welcome you to Rome where, for the first time, you are meeting for your annual session. I am grateful for your theological work in the service of...
View Article"Pray for the gift of unity"
Homily of the PrelateWe have just heard the story of Pentecost. It is the story of a very special encounter which, thanks to the descent of the Holy Spirit, gave humanity the opportunity to come...
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