
Reflections on the Good Samaritan
An article by Ana Marta Gonzalez published in the December 2018 issue of Scripta Theologica.
An article by Ana Marta Gonzalez published in the December 2018 issue of Scripta Theologica.
Blessed Alvaro del Portillo brought us three favors in a row – and the third was the best. Thank you, Don Alvaro!
Alvaro del Portillo, Saint Josemaria's successor at the head of Opus Dei, was beatified on 27 September 2014 . A brief video with some images from that festive day.
In this documentary, aired on a Kenyan TV station shortly before Don Alvaro del Portillo's beatification in 2014, we see how devotion to him has spread to many countries around the world..
Fr. Geraldo Morujão (Portugal) had a cardiac arrest in a swimming pool when visiting the Holy Land in 2013 and was pronounced clinically dead. He attributes his recovery to Blessed Alvaro del Portillo's intercession.
This 15th of September will mark 45 years since the election of Blessed Alvaro as Saint Josemaria’s first successor. Monsignor Ocáriz encourages us to see him as an example of fidelity to the spirit of Opus Dei.
The Monday after Pentecost is now the feast of the memorial of Mary, "Mater Ecclesiae." Some texts from Pope Francis and Cardinal Robert Sarah to help appreciate this liturgical feast.
May 12th is the liturgical feast day of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. On Tuesday, from 6 pm to 8 pm Rome time (GMT+2), a webcam will offer live streaming of Blessed Alvaro's tomb, in the crypt of the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace.
Blessed Alvaro del Portillo was born on 11 March 1914. In this brief video from a get-together in Vienna, he speaks about the importance of the Sacrament of Penance.
In January 1989, Blessed Alvaro del Portillo made a pilgrimage to Fatima to pray for the Church and the world. Here are the words of the prayer that he read out loud.
May 12 is the feast of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. Here is the English text of the Collect for the Mass.
Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, who died on March 23, 1994, speaks about the aim of Opus Dei: helping people to find Christ in their daily life.