Montse Grases Declared Venerable
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.
News of the Cause for Montse Grases
On April 26, 2016, Pope Francis, after meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, authorized the publication of the decree declaring Montse Grases venerable.
Favors received from prayers to Montse Grases
Seeking the intercession of men and women who have died with a reputation for holiness is a common practice in the Catholic Church. Examples of favors received through the intercession of Montse follow.
Montse: With the Strength of Youth
Montse Grases was a girl who sensed God's call right from her youth, to serve Him in ordinary life. She spread to her friends and relatives the peace that comes from being close to God, while bearing a painful illness that eventually led to her death.