Opus Dei

Many people with devotion to Venerable Montse Grases celebrated the 80th anniversary of her birth in a special way to thank her for the favors received 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.

Montse was declared "venerable" by Pope Francis on April 26, 2016. Drawing from a variety of materials, a new documentary is being prepared to better explain who Montse was, through photos and videos of her life as well as personal stories from her family and friends.

Another step towards Montse’s Beatification, with the Decree on her heroic virtues and recent favours obtained through her intercession.

Pope Francis declared Montse Grases “venerable” one year ago. During a recent commemorative meeting in Rome, a number of people confirmed that her beatification process is continuing to make progress.

Fr Francisco Faus has written this Novena to enable readers – especially young people – to get to know Montse Grases better and to ask her intercession for favours.

We decided to organise a Montse Day during which the different classes would put up presentations on different aspects of Montse’s life.

On the 26th of April this year, the Holy Father decided that Montse's Decree of Heroic Virtues should be published and so bring her one step closer to being Beatified. Here is a translation from the original Latin.

Msgr. Jose Luis Gutierrez Gomez, Postulator for Montse Grases' Cause of Canonization, answers some questions in view of the recent Decree of the Holy See confirming her heroic practice of the virtues.

In a decree dated April 26, Pope Francis authorized that Montse Grases (1941-1959), a young woman of Opus Dei, had practiced the virtues in an heroic degree and could be declared venerable.