Opus Dei

Ernesto Cofiño (1899-1991), Guatemalan, studied medicine in Paris. He is considered the father of pediatrics in Guatemala. He married Clemencia Samayoa in 1933 and they had five children. He worked in favor of the neediest people, trained thousands of university students and was recognized for his scientific contributions. He sought to live close to God, praying daily and offering Him his work. He discovered his vocation to Opus Dei in 1956. His process of canonization began in 2000.

Dr. Ernesto Cofiño dedicated his life to serving the most underprivileged children in Guatemala. He was the first professor of Pediatrics and founded the Pediatric Association in the country. He passed away with a reputation for holiness. In this account, the mother of a four-year-old boy recounts how she turned to his intercession before God.

On the feast of All Saints (1 November), here is a video of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo speaking about what it means to be close to God in ordinary life.

A new audiobook of "Letters to a Saint," a selection of letters from Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri to Saint Josemaria Escriva, for the feast of Blessed Guadalupe.

"Isidoro 100%" is a portrait, a conversation about Isidoro Zorzano which summarises the most significant of the 259 testimonies that were collected after his death, due to lymphoma when he was about to turn 41 and was working as a railway engineer.

A new documentary on the life of engineer Toni Zweifel, born on 15 February 1938 in Verona, Italy. In 1961, when he came into contact with Opus Dei, faith did not seem to have a real place in his apparently successful life. But deep down in his heart he was still searching for "an ideal worth giving his life for."

After some of my family members brought some prayers cards to us at the convent, I’ve received many favours through Dora's intercession. I’ve asked her for many everyday needs.

Xochitl Donis, a pediatrician, teacher and mother of a family in Guatemala, recounts how finding a prayer card of Dr. Ernesto Cofiño at the beginning of her university studies led her to find God in her daily work and life.

In this video from EWTN's "They Might Be Saints," Michael O'Neill investigates Montse Grases' exemplary witness of the faith and joy that come from being close to God. Her cause of canonization was opened 60 years ago, on 19 December 1962.

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 Blessed Alvaro del Portillo's intercession follow.