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."

An interview with Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz about the upcoming Congress that will elect a new Prelate of Opus Dei.

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.

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

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.

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

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

On Saturday, December 3 Fr. Bruce-John Hamilton inaugurated a relic area dedicated to Blessed Alvaro del Portillo at his parish of Corpus Christi, one of the largest in the Vancouver Archdiocese.

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