Opus Dei

Personal accounts of the October 6 ceremony, press clippings, and homilies from Thanksgiving Masses present the events that surrounded the canonization.

This is the full text of a July 25, 1978 profile of St. Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, by Cardinal Luciani, who later became Pope John Paul I.

John Paul II has announced that he will go to Pompeii next October to seek Mary's intercession to bring about peace and justice in the world. The shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, in the outskirts of Naples, is one of most-visited Marian shrines in Italy.

Carlos Bordolli of Uruguay recounts his journey from atheism to faith, begun when a coincidence brought St. Josemaría’s “The Way” into his hands.

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

A homily given by Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei, at St. Eugene's Basilica in Rome on October 10, 2002, at the final Mass of thanksgiving for the canonization of Josemaría Escrivá.

A standing room only crowd turned out on January 14, 2003, for a lecture by Rev. George Rutler entitled, “Reflections on the canonization of the Founder of Opus Dei.”

Pope John Paul's Message for the 18th World Youth Day, to be celebrated in dioceses throughout the world on Palm Sunday 2003, was published today. The Pope noted that the theme he chose, "Behold your Mother!" is linked to the Year of the Rosary which he proclaimed on October 16, 2002.

From January 9, 2002 to January 9, 2003, various events took place to commemorate the centennial year of St. Josemaría’s birth. A summary of the events of the year follows.