Opus Dei

Getting to the canonization of Saint Josemaria by plane and wheelchair from Alberta proved to be a real challenge for a Calgary man and his wife. But with the new saint's intercession and a liitle help from their friends, it turned into a canonization adventure.

The Cardinal's opening words at a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, at the parish church of St Thérèse, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin.

Saint Josemaria described himself as a university man with a passionate interest in all aspects of higher education. At the same time, he brought humour to his vision of the University professor, seeing the latter as bearing a certain resemblance to the humble donkey. In a talk given at a symposium on "The Christian Challenge of Daily Life", a professor of English Literature from the University of Ottawa develops the analogy based on his personal experience during his teaching career. (Original title of ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to attend your patron saint's canonization? Ten-month-old Mary Jo from Vancouver, named after recently canonized Saint Josemaria, did just that.

An article from L'Osservatore Romano by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

An account of the canonization Mass, the Mass of thanksgiving, the audience with the Pope, and the appearance by Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Teoctist.

An article from the November/December 2002 issue of Lay Witness magazine.

An article published in L'Osservatore Romano on the occasion of the canonization of St. Josemaría. The author is the executive director of Centro Tepeyac, a crisis pregnancy center for Latino women. She lives near Washington, D.C., with her husband and 12 children.

Video clips of highlights of the canonization of Josemaría Escrivá.