El Opus Dei It is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church, which has the unique pastoral and apostolic task of promoting the encounter with and following of Jesus Christ in everyday life, spreading the ideal of holiness throughout the world, in professional work, and helping to discover the greatness of ordinary occupations. This message is addressed to all men and women, without distinction of profession, social status, race, etc. The faithful of the Prelature, conscious of their Christian vocation, strive through their free and responsible personal and social action to shape society according to the teachings of the Gospel.