Mass of Thanksgiving
Mass celebrated by Bishop Javier Echevarria on 28 September in thanksgiving for the beatification. Offered integrally with singing and without commentary.
September 28: Homily of Bishop Javier Echevarría
Homily of Bishop Javier Echevarría for the Thanksgiving Mass for the Beatification of Alvaro del Portillo.
September 27: Words of Bishop Javier Echevarría
Words of Bishop Javier Echevarría on the occasion of the Beatification of Bishop Álvaro del Portillo
September 27: Homily of Cardinal Amato
Homily of Cardinal Angelo Amato during the Mass for the Beatification of Alvaro del Portillo
Beatification Press Kit
A press kit for journalists has been prepared with background information on the beatification of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo. The beatification takes place on September 27 in Madrid.
"Graces for the entire Church"
Nelida de Jesus lives in Amsterdam and works as a law professor. She is "sure God will grant many graces for the entire Church" with the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo.
Map of Valdebebas for the Beatification
A detailed 2-page map, with useful information for those planning to attend the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo on September 27 in Madrid.
"Eternally young"
In a get-together filmed in Bogota, Colombia in 1983, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo insisted that we Christians have to be always young, with a youthfulness that will last forever.
Love for the Holy Cross
"Taste in your heart the need our world has to receive the graces of the Cross," Bishop Alvaro del Portillo tells us in a letter from September 1988.
100 Frequently Asked Questions about the Beatification
Some advice for those planning to attend the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo on September 27 in Madrid.