Opus Dei

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz responds to some questions about the future Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri in the days leading up to her beatification.

New videos in English make it easy to follow in the footsteps of the new blessed and discover the story of her life. Guadalupe Ortiz will be beatified on May 18, 2019, in Madrid, Spain.

Schedule, directions to Vistalegre, things to bring, downloads and other helpful information for those traveling to Madrid for the beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri.

Brief biography, chronology of her canonization cause, information about the miracle, Q&A with the postulator, and bibliography. Available for download in PDF and Word.

"I want to thank God and Guadalupe for showing me that miracles not only happen to other people, but can also happen to me."

Born in Madrid, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri met Saint Josemaria in 1944 and decided to dedicate her life to finding God in her professional work and spreading the message of the universal call to holiness. With initiative and trust in God, she helped many people find joy, through her work teaching chemistry, her close friendships with people of all walks of life, and through the centers of Christian formation, including domestic work and by promoting social projects. She will be beatified on May 18, 2019.

On 18 May 2019, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri will be beatified by the Catholic Church. Here is a one-minute summary of her life.

Born in Madrid, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri met Saint Josemaria in 1944 and decided to dedicate her life to finding God in her professional work and spreading the message of the universal call to holiness. In 1950, Saint Josemaria asked Guadalupe to help start Opus Dei's apostolic work in Mexico. With initiative and trust in God, she helped many people find joy, through her work, her close friendships, and through the centers of Christian formation, including domestic work and by promoting social projects.

An article by Fr. John Wauck published in "Aleteia" about the soon to be blessed Guadalupe Ortiz. "The sharing of the faith – by word and by example – is an inevitable consequence of a Christian’s union with Jesus Christ."

This app provides help to prepare for and participate digitally in Guadalupe's beatification ceremony on May 18th.