Opus Dei

Non-catholic lumad women of the Bagobo tribe in Davao learned livelihood skills, assisted by the Megamoms Cooperative, and are growing in the Christian faith and personal devotion to St. Josemaria.

Las Gravileas, a training center for women, has worked for sixteen years running intensive technical and business training programs for destitute women.

Bishop Javier Echevarria, the prelate of Opus Dei, wrote a letter to the faithful of Opus Dei in the Philippines in the aftermath of super-typhoon Haiyan.

Prayer for private devotion.

Laura Busca Otaegui (called “Laurita” by those who knew her well) was born on November 3, 1912 in Zumárraga, in the Basque region of Spain. The wife of Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri, she died in Pamplona on October 11, 2000.

News of the Cause

Seeking the intercession of men and women who have died with a reputation for holiness is a common practice in the Catholic Church. A few examples of favors received through the intercession of Laura Busca.

I had problems with one of my jobs that made relations with my students very uncomfortable and strained.

Prayer for private devotion.

One of the first three priests in Opus Dei, his cause of canonization is now underway. In this brief video, St. Josemaria speaks about visiting him in the hospital shortly before his death in 1972.