Opus Dei

Opus Dei started in Kenya in 1958 by the direct impulse of Saint Josemaria Escriva. In this video clip we see how its message has taken root there.

Favors received through Blessed Alvaro's intercession

In this documentary, aired on a Kenyan TV station before Don Alvaro's beatification, we are introduced to his life, his teachings, and the miracle by which he became Blessed.

Opus Dei started in Kenya in 1958 by the direct impulse of Saint Josemaria Escriva. Kenya was the first country in Africa where faithful of Opus Dei went. In this video we see how the message of Opus Dei has taken root.

A bottle and a man come to my mind every time I hear the name "Alvaro". The bottle, known to many in Kenya but few out there, is a rich blend between malt beer and fruit produced by EABL. It is non-alcoholic and comes in pineapple and pear crisp flavour.

My name is Edith Katama. I was introduced to Opus Dei in the early 1980’s when we were in exile in Kenya as a family. By the time we returned to Uganda in 1986, I was a member of Opus Dei and the only member in Uganda.

April 4th 1989. Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, Prelate of Opus Dei, had just been accorded the honours of an elder in the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, amidst thunderous applause from the more than two thousand people present. He was very moved, and began his speech by saying: “Now I am one of you”

Andrew Gicharu, is planning to attend the beatification of don Alvaro del Portillo from Nairobi. He has a disability which he suffered after an accident while playing rugby.

​My friend was painting a stone wall. Nothing artistic. Just plain white. It was the wall surrounding the college in Rome where we were studying. The young men living there were members of Opus Dei doing studies in philosophy, theology and canon law. The head of Opus Dei at that time was Father Alvaro del Portillo. He was the first successor of Saint Josemaria, the founder of Opus Dei.

Mr. Martyn Drakard, born in England, studied French and Italian literature in Birmingham University, taught for two years in Italy and finally joined Strathmore College, summarizes the beginnings of the Community Service Centre (CSC).