Apostolic Brief for the beatification

John Paul II

Apostolic Brief Beatificacion of the Venerable Servant of God Josemaría Escrivá, Priest, Founder of Opus Dei John Paul II As an everlasting memorial. The Church, which is sent to establish the kingdom of Christ among all peoples (cf. Second Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, 5), is “the universal [...] Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Canonization, Work

Homily of John Paul II.
May 17, 1992

John Paul II

May 17, 1992. The spiritual and apostolic life of Josemaria Escriva was based on knowing himself, through faith, to be a son of God in Christ. This faith nourished his love for the Lord, his evangelizing drive, his constant joy, even in the great trials and difficulties he had to overcome. Tags: Faithfulness, Divine sonship, Pope John Paul II, Holiness, Work, Ordinary life, Beatification

Decree recognizing a miracle. July 6, 1991

Holy See

The Venerable Josemaría Escrivá was born in Barbastro, Spain, on January 9, 1902. His specific ecclesial charism consisted in the vigorous proclamation of the radical nature of the baptismal vocation as a call to holiness. By divine inspiration, he founded Opus Dei on October 2, [...] Tags: Canonization

Decree on the heroic virtues of the Servant of God. April 9, 1990

Holy See

Decree on the Cause of Canonization of the Servant of God Josemaria Escriva, Priest, Founder of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (1902-1975) On the Question: Whether the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity towards God and neighbor, and the cardinal [...] Tags: Canonization, Virtues

Apostolic constitution "Ut sit" by which Opus Dei was erected as the Catholic Church's first personal Prelature

Holy See

JOHN PAUL BISHOP SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD FOR A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE MATTER With very great hope, the Church directs its attention and maternal care to Opus Dei, which -- by divine inspiration --the Servant of God Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer founded [...] Tags: Alvaro del Portillo, Pope John Paul II, Opus Dei prelature

Decree introducing the cause of beatification and canonization of Msgr Escriva, May 12, 1981

Holy See

On February 19, 1981, Cardinal Poletti, the Pope’s Vicar for the Diocese of Rome, published the Decree introducing the cause of canonization of the founder of Opus Dei. The Decree set the opening session of the cause for May 12 of that same year. Tags: Canonization

The Early Days of Opus Dei in Boston as Recalled by the First Generation (1946-1956)

John Arthur Gueguen

This is a documentary account of the first trips members of Opus Dei made to Boston and Cambridge, Mass. (U.S.) and the subsequent development of the apostolate there, primarily among students and professors at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It covers the period between 1946 and 1956. Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Citizenship, Youth, Optimism, Opus Dei, University

Friends for 43 years

Msgr Pedro Altabella

Msgr Pedro Altabella first met St Josemaria in Saragossa, Spain, in the early 1920s. In the following article he recalls some aspects of the enduring friendship between them. “I would like to be able to evoke at least some facet of the rich, priestly character of the founder of Opus Dei,” he once said. “I think the fact of having been in frequent contact with him over the space of 43 years authorizes me to attempt this.” Tags: Friendship, Prayer, Priesthood

Books for Children

Books about Saint Josemaría for Children Tags: Children, Youth, books

Suffering, a divine subject of study

Gonzalo Herranz

St Josemaria underwent several serious illnesses in the course of his life, and so he was able to speak of pain and suffering out of his personal experience, to encourage and console the afflicted, and help them to take a positive view of sickness and death. M. A. Monge’s book “ San Josemaria y los enfermos” (‘St Josemaria and the Sick’), is a collection of testimonies by medics who knew St Josemaria, and recall his great love for the sick and for those who treated and cared for them. Tags: Suffering, Sickness