Newsletter No. 6: Beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz and other Causes of Canonization

Guadalupe Ortiz is the first lay person of Opus Dei to be beatified.

Saint Josemaría Escrivá, spread the call to holiness in daily life and was called the “saint of the ordinary” by John Paul II. “We have to be contemplative souls in the middle of the world, who strive to turn our work into prayer,” he often said. “Married people, single people, workers, intellectuals, farmers... right where they are can and should be good children of God.

Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri is the first layperson of Opus Dei to be beatified. The ceremonies were held on May 18, 2019 in Madrid.

Stories and videos on the beatification of Blessed Guadalupe

Causes of Canonization are in progress for other faithful of the Prelature, which may be viewed at this link.

https://opusdei.org/en-ph/section/canonization-cau...


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