In 2001 the administration of St Mary Star of the Sea was entrusted to the priests of Opus Dei. Opus Dei, a Personal Prelature of the Catholic Church, was founded by St Josemaria Escriva on October 2, 1928.

The spirit of Opus Dei is a call to personal holiness wherever one finds themselves throughout the world, especially in the ordinary circumstances of life and in the sanctification of work.

Personal, spiritual formation is a charism of Opus Dei, as well as a call to a deep prayer life and frequent reception of the sacraments.

St Mary Star of the Sea, with the priests of Opus Dei, holds monthly recollections for both men and women to help foster one’s journey to holiness, “...that holiness without which no one will see the Lord.”

 (Heb 12:14)

“To be holy isn’t easy, but it isn’t difficult either. To be holy is to be a good Christian, to resemble Christ. The more closely a person resembles Christ, the more Christian he is, the more he belongs to Christ, the holier he is.”

 (The Forge, #10)

To read a biography of St Josemaria go to this website: https://stjosemaria.org/biography/

For more information about Recollections at St Marys click below.