Opus Dei

Today in Rome, Pope Francis asked for applause for the new Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz during the recitation of the Regina Coeli. Meanwhile, at the Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated in Madrid, the prelate of Opus Dei, Fernando Ocáriz, recalled that each saint is "a work of God."

14-min summary video of the Holy Mass celebrated by the prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, in Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, a laywoman, in Madrid.

On Saturday afternoon, the Prelate of Opus Dei had an encounter to celebrate the beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri. The stadium transformed into a living room, as participants celebrated the morning's events with magic tricks, mariachi, and more.

Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri (1916-1975), the Spanish chemist who brought the message of Opus Dei to Mexico, has been beatified in Madrid. In a letter, Pope Francis wrote that she was an example of holiness in "normality”

Text of the homily of Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu at the beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri.

Pope Francis’ letter to Mons. Fernando Ocáriz, Prelate of Opus Dei, on the occasion of the beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri.

Words of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, Prelate of Opus Dei, following the beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri (Madrid,18 May 2019)

Groups from all over the world can be seen on the streets of Madrid, visiting places connected with Guadalupe's life, praying before her mortal remains at the Royal Oratory of the Knight of Grace, or visiting an exhibition about her at the Tajamar School.

The Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, went on Friday to the Royal Oratory of Caballero de Gracia, located on the Gran Via in Madrid, to pray before the mortal remains of the one who tomorrow will be Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri.