Letter from the Prelate (19 March 2026)

On the feast of Saint Joseph, the Prelate of Opus Dei encourages the faithful of the Work to prepare themselves spiritually for its centenary, with a grateful look towards the past and a hope-filled one towards the future.
“Every baptized person is called to bear consistent witness to Christ”

In his 18 March general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Lumen gentium” and the Church, a priestly and prophetic people.
What does the Gospel tell us about Saint Joseph’s freedom?

He barely speaks in the Gospels, but his actions tell the story of a man who packed up in the night, trusted a dream, and built a life in an unknown country with nothing to prove and everything to give.
Ernesto Cofiño: Pediatrician

Ernesto Cofiño, a pioneering Guatemalan pediatrician, was the first married member of Opus Dei in his country.
“God entrusts the most precious things he has to Saint Joseph”

For the feast of St. Joseph (19 March), here is a collection of Pope Francis’ audiences on St. Joseph (2021-2022), downloadable as a free eBook.
Happiness isn’t a destination (and other advice you’ll want to hear)

What does it actually take to be happy, and why do so many people get it wrong? Harvard professor Arthur Brooks and psychologist Isabel Rojas share the science, the stories, and the surprisingly simple habits that can change everything in the first episode of “The World is Waiting for Us,” a Youth podcast.
The Fast Nobody Talks About

Nightingales have to stop and take a breath before they can sing. Lent is like that for us. Do you have the freedom to put your phone down in order to take that breath?
Tony: “You don’t know your destination right now”

Tony works in recruitment for schools, one step removed from the classrooms his work makes possible. In this video, he shares how seeing that distance not as a limitation but as a form of service unlocked a freedom and peace he never expected to find in his career.
Enrique, Chile: “This vocation is either crazy or the truth”

Enrique Concha is an interior decorator. In this video, he shares how he discovered his vocation in Opus Dei, explains how faith gives meaning to his daily life and creative work, and talks about freedom and the search for transcendence in the simple moments of each day.

General Information: Opus Dei in the Philippines

How can I collaborate with the social works of members of Opus Dei?

Motherhood is Nation-building

Regional Monthly Intention for January to March 2026

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.
























