Pope Francis: Blessed Alvaro loved and served the Church with a heart devoid of any worldly interest”
Alvaro del Portillo, first successor of the founder of Opus Dei was beatified in front of people from eighty different countries. During the ceremony, Cardinal Amato: “the new blessed invites us to an amiable, merciful, affable, meek and humble holiness”.
Salt + Light Broadcast of Beatification in Canada
Salt+Light will broadcast the beatification Mass of Alvaro del Portillo on Saturday, September 27 @ 1:00 PM..
May 17, 1992: Beatification of Josemaria Escriva
On May 17, 1992, John Paul II beatified Josemaria Escriva. A 3-minute video with highlights from that day.
Dennis: "Your prayers sustain us priests"
Dennis, from the Philippines, was ordained on May 10, 2014. After working for some years as an engineer, God called him to the priesthood.
Tadeo: God's Green Light
Tadeo, from Mexico, was ordained on May 10, 2014. He speaks briefly about how God made known to him his vocation as a priest.
History of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross
The Priestly Society of the Holy Cross stems from St. Josemaría’s love for diocesan priests and from the foundational event that took place on October 2, 1928, when our Lord made him “see” Opus Dei. The specific origin of the Priestly Society, however, occurred some years later, in 1943.
Priests and the message of Opus Dei
The aim of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross is to promote the sanctity of the secular clergy according to the spirit and ascetical practice of Opus Dei.
