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Role of the Prelate

The Prelate guides Opus Dei’s mission of spreading the universal call to sanctity and spurs forward the apostolic efforts of the Prelature’s faithful.

News of the Cause of Bishop Alvaro

On July 5, 2013, Pope Francis signed the decree recognizing the miracle attributed to the intercession of Alvaro del Portillo, which opens the way to his beatification.

Documentation

Montse: With the Strength of Youth

Montse Grases was a girl who sensed God's call right from her youth, to serve Him in ordinary life. She spread to her friends and relatives the peace that comes from being close to God, while bearing a painful illness that eventually led to her death.

Life and Stories

Toni’s Life

Toni Zweifel was born on February 15, 1938 in Verona, Italy. His mother Antonia was Italian and his father, Giusto Zweifel, was a Swiss textile manufacturer. He was baptized on February 26.

Life and Stories

Biography of Isidoro Zorzano

Isidoro Zorzano was born in Buenos Aires on September 13, 1902. He died with a reputation for holiness on July 15, 1943.

News

Homily: "Passionately Loving the World"

A 1967 homily by the founder of Opus Dei that encapsulates his teachings, taken from "Conversations with Josemaría Escriva," Scepter, 2002.

Saint Josemaría

Prayer for Montse's intercession

Prayer for private devotion.

Montse Grases

Project Harambee 2002: aid for education projects in Africa

Project Harambee 2002 is an effort to raise funds for educational programs in Africa from people attending the canonization of Saint Josemaria and from anyone else who wants to help.

Decree of Canonization of Saint Josemaría Escrivá

On October 6, 2002, Pope John Paul II canonized Josemaría Escrivá, calling him "the saint of the ordinary" and describing his teachings as "timely and urgent today."

Documentation

Statutes of Opus Dei

The statutes defining Opus Dei’s mission and structure, published (in Latin) in "The Canonical Path of Opus Dei," A. de Fuenmayor, V. Gomez-Iglesias, J. Illanes, Midwest Theological Forum, 1994.

Opus Dei