Number of articles: 116

​Reflections on the Good Samaritan

An article by Ana Marta Gonzalez published in the December 2018 issue of ‘Scripta Theologica’.

Fostering Interior Life

A Nine-month Scholarship. A Master's Degree. A Baby.

Blessed Alvaro del Portillo brought us three favors in a row – and the third was the best. Thank you, Don Alvaro!

Favors

Anniversary of Blessed Alvaro's Beatification

Alvaro del Portillo, Saint Josemaria's successor at the head of Opus Dei, was beatified on 27 September 2014 . A brief video with some images from that festive day.

Álvaro del Portillo

Blessed Alvaro: Devotion Around the World

In this documentary, aired on a Kenyan TV station shortly before Don Alvaro del Portillo's beatification in 2014, we see how devotion to him has spread to many countries around the world..

Álvaro del Portillo

Where am I? (איפה אני?)

Fr. Geraldo Morujão (Portugal) had a cardiac arrest in a swimming pool when visiting the Holy Land in 2013 and was pronounced clinically dead. He attributes his recovery to Blessed Alvaro del Portillo's intercession.

Favors

Letter from the Prelate (10 September 2020)

This 15th of September will mark 45 years since the election of Blessed Alvaro as Saint Josemaria’s first successor. Monsignor Ocáriz encourages us to see him as an example of fidelity to the spirit of Opus Dei.

Pastoral Letters and Messages

Webcam: Pray by Blessed Alvaro's Tomb

May 12th is the liturgical feast day of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. On Tuesday, from 6 pm to 8 pm Rome time (GMT+2), a webcam will offer live streaming of Blessed Alvaro's tomb, in the crypt of the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace.

Documentation

Apostolate of Confession

Blessed Alvaro del Portillo was born on 11 March 1914. In this brief video from a get-together in Vienna, he speaks about the importance of the Sacrament of Penance.

Videos

Collect for Mass of Blessed Alvaro

May 12 is the feast of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. Here is the English text of the Collect for the Mass.

Documentation

"Place yourselves before Christ and dialogue sincerely with Him"

With the World Youth Day taking place in Panama next week, we offer excerpts from a homily preached by Blessed Alvaro del Portillo to a group of young people in 1985.

Documentation