Opus Dei

I recently received a favor from Don Alvaro. I am a land surveyor by profession and I do my own private jobs – “freelancing’ is what it is called nowadays.

I was in an accident and it looked like I might not be able to return to ordinary life. So, I asked Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri for help.

Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri was declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 4 May 2017. A recent favor obtained through her intercession.

A great gift for us all, fundamental to our education”, concludes his son, “was the daily experience of the love our parents had for each other, which was always on the increase. I think my mother was everything for my father and from the time he married his life would have no meaning without her”.

March 23 is the twenty fourth anniversary of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo's death. An excerpt from a letter he sent to the faithful of the Prelature on April 1, 1993.

While under pressure to pay a debt, I learned that Guadalupe had been declared venerable.

"Ever since I started working again, I knew my new job was a special favor from Isidoro. I consider writing this letter a duty of justice. And I had been putting it off for lack of time..."

There can be no better gift for a father… than the grateful love of a son. That affection grows and matures with years and becomes even more deeply rooted when the father has gone, even though he is known to be nearer and more active than ever. Rafael Alvira, a son before a philosopher, considered at the death of his father the legacy he received.

Dora del Hoyo died on January 10, 2004, just a day before turning 90 years old. Here are some examples of people who have received favors through her intercession.

For the upcoming Synod of Bishops on "Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment,” Venerable Montse Grases is highlighted on the Synod's webpage as an example of fruitful self-giving to God.