Opus Dei

The core of this book is three homilies on themes related to the Church, given in 1972-73, when the author suffered much over the confusion of the post-conciliar years

His hands are now completely cured. He attributes the cure of his hands from chronic radiodermatitis to the petition he made to Blessed Josemaria.

I'm obviously surprised that he's operating again, knowing that he had grave radiodermatitis on his hands. I've been told that he's been able to return to full surgical practice because his hands are completely healthy now.

Wanting to help, I gave him a prayer-card of Monsignor Josemaria Escriva, the Founder of Opus Dei. I suggested he could seek his protection and ask for the favor of his hands being cured.

Such conditions [of chronic radiodermatitis] always worsen progressively. Never until that moment had I known them to regress over a period of time. And in fact they had disappeared without any treatment.

Chronic radiodermatitis is a disease most commonly found in doctors whose hands have been exposed over the years to the ionizing radiation used in radiodiagnostic procedures.

A new social initiative, a technical training program, has begun in Lagos, Nigeria. The organizers see the program as a Centennial "birthday present" for Blessed Josemaria.