Opus Dei

On December 21, 2016, Pope Francis instructed that this decree on the heroic virtues of Isidoro Zorzano be published and transcribed in the acts of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

A brief video summary of the life of Isidoro Zorzano, declared Venerable by Pope Francis on December 21, 2016.

Antoni Idkowiak, a cooperator of Opus Dei who works for the Polish Railway Company, talks about his efforts to spread devotion to Isidoro Zorzano, recently declared Venerable by Pope Francis.

Msgr. Jose Luis Gutierrez Gomez, Postulator for Isidoro Zorzano's Cause of Canonization, answers some questions in view of the recent Decree of the Holy See confirming his heroic practice of the virtues.

The following is a chronology of the principal steps in the cause of canonization of Isidoro Zorzano.

Yesterday afternoon the Holy Father Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate decrees concerning 8 causes of canonization. Among these was a decree declaring the heroic virtues of Isidoro Zorzano (1902 – 1943), an engineer who joined Opus Dei in 1930.

Books and other documents related to Isidoro and his cause of canonization

"At one point we had no food on the table and the electricity was cut off, and we’ve had to use candles."

"I entrusted the matter to Isidoro Zorzano’s intercession with a lot of faith because his holy life edified me."

"My sister was out of work, so we asked Isidoro for help."