Opus Dei

"There is a straight line between the manger and the Cross where Jesus will become 'bread that is broken.' It is the straight line of love that gives and saves."

Yesterday afternoon the Holy Father Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate decrees concerning 8 causes of canonization. Among these was a decree declaring the heroic virtues of Isidoro Zorzano (1902 – 1943), an engineer who joined Opus Dei in 1930.

The elective Congress to elect the new Prelate of Opus Dei will be held in Rome, starting on January 23. This website will offer updated information about the various phases of the Congress.

The following is a chronology of the principal steps in the cause of canonization of Isidoro Zorzano.

Msgr. Jose Luis Gutierrez Gomez, Postulator for Isidoro Zorzano's Cause of Canonization, answers some questions in view of the recent Decree of the Holy See confirming his heroic practice of the virtues.

Books and other documents related to Isidoro and his cause of canonization

"At one point we had no food on the table and the electricity was cut off, and we’ve had to use candles."

"I entrusted the matter to Isidoro Zorzano’s intercession with a lot of faith because his holy life edified me."

"My sister was out of work, so we asked Isidoro for help."

The printed paperback edition is now available for purchase of these 25 articles with religious, historical, and archaeological information about important sites in the Holy Land. A free ebook can be downloaded at the website of the Saxum International Foundation.