Opus Dei

On the feast day of Blessed Álvaro on 12 May, we share this account of grace that a married couple attributes to his intercession after years of struggle and suffering. Their story is a testimony of trust, faith, and gratitude.

A mother narrates how they were able to book a flight to Spain in the midst of the bombings in the Middle East.

This 23 March marks a new anniversary of Blessed Álvaro del Portillo’s death. Here are three firsthand accounts of how his intercession brought hope and relief, from the book “En todas las circunstancias” (Ediciones Palabra).

A priest suddenly found himself unable to see out of one eye. Amidst his medical team's uncertainty, he began to entrust himself to Blessed Álvaro. Very soon after, a WhatsApp prayer chain had many people praying for his healing with great faith.

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.

A friend gave me a prayer card of Don Alvaro to pray for my wife. It was as if it had fallen from heaven.

“Illness is not a punishment; it is a caress from God,” Blessed Alvaro del Portillo stressed in 1987, “to draw us to him.” This couple entrusted themselves to Don Alvaro's intercession at a difficult time.

I am a pharmacist and I own a pharmacy. I am going to tell you about two of the many favours that Don Alvaro has done for me.

Something so seemingly simple as transferring to another apartment in some places is not that easy.

There are occasions in life where reversals in health impose themselves irremediably, but where the family and confidence in God make one see the other side of the problem.