Opus Dei

An interview with Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz about the upcoming Congress that will elect a new Prelate of Opus Dei.

"There is a straight line between the manger and the Cross where Jesus will become 'bread that is broken.' It is the straight line of love that gives and saves."

Yesterday afternoon the Holy Father Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate decrees concerning 8 causes of canonization. Among these was a decree declaring the heroic virtues of Isidoro Zorzano (1902 – 1943), an engineer who joined Opus Dei in 1930.

The elective Congress to elect the new Prelate of Opus Dei will be held in Rome, starting on January 23. This website will offer updated information about the various phases of the Congress.

Books and other documents related to Isidoro and his cause of canonization

The following is a chronology of the principal steps in the cause of canonization of Isidoro Zorzano.

Msgr. Jose Luis Gutierrez Gomez, Postulator for Isidoro Zorzano's Cause of Canonization, answers some questions in view of the recent Decree of the Holy See confirming his heroic practice of the virtues.

"At one point we had no food on the table and the electricity was cut off, and we’ve had to use candles."

"I entrusted the matter to Isidoro Zorzano’s intercession with a lot of faith because his holy life edified me."

The informative process on Isidoro Zorzano took place in Madrid between 1948 and 1961. In total 71 witnesses testified, including St. Josemaría Escrivá.