Opus Dei

A newsletter about the beatification of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo in September 2014 in Madrid.

The stories of Dora del Hoyo and Blessed Alvaro del Portillo - both in process of canonization - are very much connected. Both responded with fidelity to God's call to spread throughout the world the message that all of us can be saints in ordinary life, through ordinary work.

On May 12th, feast of Blessed Alvaro, the Prelate of Opus Dei will celebrate a Mass in San Eugenio at 7 pm Rome time (1 pm New York time).

On May 9, in Rome, Bishop Javier Echevarría conferred priestly ordination on 32 faithful of the prelature of Opus Dei. With words from the Prelate's homily.

Pablo Marti del Moral has a doctorate in Theology from the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce.

Confession is "a tribunal with a heart of mercy," Blessed Alvaro says when speaking about God's readiness to forgive us.

Jeff Langan, a university professor from the U.S., will be ordained a priest on Saturday May 9.

Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, spoke about the moral dimension of business at IESE's Barcelona campus.

​Scepter Publishers has recently published "Dora del Hoyo, A Lighted Lamp", an English translation of a biography of Dora (original title: "Dora del Hoyo, Una Luz Encendida") The book, written by Javier Medina Bayo, tells the story of Dora's life, based on the testimony of her family and those who lived with her.

Jeff from the U.S., James from Kenya, Juan Carlos from Ecuador, Paulo from Brazil, Jose Enrique from Spain, and Javier from Chile speak about their eagerness to bring Christ to others.