Opus Dei

Rosalía López is 93 years old and has a lucidity that many would envy at her age. Memories flood to mind when she thinks of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, whom she met in Spain in 1945.

When the first women of Opus Dei went to Mexico to start their apostolic work, they did not hesitate in placing themselves under the protection of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Among them was Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, who owed her name to this Marian apparition, since she was born on the day of her feast.

Newsletters about the Servant of God Toni Zweifel are available below

A recent newsletter about the life of Toni Zweifel, a Swiss engineer whose cause of canonization was opened on February 22, 2001, in the presence of the diocesan bishop, Amédée Grab, in Coira, Switzerland.

Esteban López-Escobar describes the way Guadalupe faced her father's execution during the Spanish Civil War, as recounted by Guadalupe's brother, Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri.

Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, who helped begin Opus Dei's apostolic activities in Mexico, strove to provide Christian formation to people from all social backgrounds, including young women mired in poverty in farm villages.

The beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, the first lay person of Opus Dei to be raised to the altars, will take place in the Vistalegre pavilion, a well-known event space in Madrid.

A 55 minute video about Fr. Joseph Muzquiz, whose cause of canonization has been opened in Boston, and whose heroic example of holiness amid ordinary life impacted the lives of thousands of people around the world.

The Holy See has communicated that Pope Francis – accepting the petition made by the Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz – has decreed that Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri will be beatified in Madrid on Saturday 18 May 2019.

Blessed Alvaro del Portillo was beatified on September 27, 2014. Here is a favor received in connection with his beatification.