"The holiness that Our Lord demands of you is to be achieved by carrying out with love of God your work and your daily duties, and these will almost always consist of small realities.”
(Saint Josemaría)
This article gathers together all the resources -homilies, videos, chronicles, testimonies, etc.- about the beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, held in Madrid on May 18th and 19th, 2019.
The Prelate of Opus Dei celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving in Rome for the Beatification of the Spanish chemist, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri (1916-1975): "These days have reminded us once again that holiness, which God's love calls us to, is a real possibility for all men and women."
When their daughter Patricia was killed by a bullet meant for another person, her parents realized that they had to ask God for strength to forgive the assailant. Fourth video in a series for the 50th anniversary of Opus Dei's apostolic work in Puerto Rico.
Ignacio Valdés, the artist who painted the portrait of Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz for the Royal Oratory of Caballero de Gracia in Madrid, talks about the challenges he faced in doing this painting.
The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross recently organized a seminar to reflect on the holiness of lay people, in the context of Guadalupe Ortiz's beatification. Enrique Shaw, whose process of canonization has been opened, was one of the people highlighted there.
14-min summary video of the Holy Mass celebrated by the prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, in Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, a laywoman, in Madrid.
Today in Rome, Pope Francis asked for applause for the new Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz during the recitation of the Regina Coeli. Meanwhile, at the Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated in Madrid, the prelate of Opus Dei, Fernando Ocáriz, recalled that each saint is "a work of God."
Homily of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz at the Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, (Madrid, 19 May 2019. Fifth Sunday of Easter)
On May 19th, this website will offer a live broadcast of the Mass of Thanksgiving for Guadalupe's Beatification celebrated by the prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz.
On Saturday afternoon, the Prelate of Opus Dei had an encounter to celebrate the beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri. The stadium transformed into a living room, as participants celebrated the morning's events with magic tricks, mariachi, and more.
Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri (1916-1975), the Spanish chemist who brought the message of Opus Dei to Mexico, has been beatified in Madrid. In a letter, Pope Francis wrote that she was an example of holiness in "normality”
