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The Prelate, in Germany: "Let us strive to be instruments of unity"

On Saturday morning, August 19, over 500 people attended a Mass celebrated by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz in the parish of Saint Pantaleon, in Cologne.

From the Prelate

Prelate's Homily in Cologne (19 August 2017)

"Wouldn’t it be better, Lord, for you to do everything instead of entrusting it to our poor efforts?", Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz asks in a homily given on August 19 in the Romanesque church of Saint Pantaleon, in Cologne, during his pastoral visit to Germany.

Publications, Interviews, and Other Messages

"The Way": a Joy for Clandestine Seminarians

A priest in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church speaks about the support he found as a seminarian in Saint Josemaria's book during the communist years in his country.

Testimonies

Message from the Prelate (15 August 2017)

Some words from Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz for the feast of our Lady's Assumption into heaven.

Pastoral Letters and Messages

Monsignor Ocáriz, in the Netherlands and Belgium

Continuing his pastoral trips to various countries in Europe, the Prelate had a chance this week to meet with faithful of Opus Dei in Belgium and the Netherlands.

From the Prelate

Guadalupe Ortiz: Doctor in Chemical Sciences, Humanity and Holiness

An abridged version of an article that appeared as part of a series entitled "Historical Gallery of Illustrious University Women", in Valladolid, Spain.

Life and Stories

The butter "tragedy" – 100 years later

Fr Willie Doyle, a heroic Irish Jesuit military chaplain, died in battle 100 years ago. The story of how St Josemaria came to know about his life and include his example of self-denial in "The Way."

Stories from His Life

Economic Rebellion of the "Tea Slaves"

An article published in "El Mundo" about the Kimlea Training Centre, a corporate work of Opus Dei in Kenya that seeks to give women the skills needed to escape from their life as tea pickers on the Maramba plantation.

Social initiatives

Treasure of Children with Special Needs

Elizabeth Varghese, married and with two children, is a teacher in India. She was born and brought up in Indore, before moving to Delhi where she now lives and teaches children with special educational needs.

Personal testimonies

"Baptism is the beginning of hope"

After a summer break in July, Pope Francis returned to his reflections on the Christian virtue of hope, in his August 2 general audience.

From the Church and the Pope