Great news! Thanks be to God! The first bishop-prelate of Opus Dei, Msgr. Alvaro del Portillo, successor of Saint Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer is going to be beatified on the 27th September 2014. Blessed Msgr. Alvaro del Portillo, pray for us! Biography Bishop Alvaro del Portillo was born in Madrid, Spain, on March 11, 1914. He was a civil engineer and also held doctorates in philosophy and canon law. On June 25, 1944, he was ordained a priest. Two years later, he moved to Rome, where he worked directly with St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei. His service to the Church was also shown in his dedicated work in tasks entrusted to him by the Holy See and especially in his active participation in the work of the Second Vatican Council. In 1975, after the death of St. Josemaria, he was elected to succeed him as head of Opus Dei. On January 6, 1991, John Paul II ordained him as bishop. His pastoral work was characterized by fidelity to the spirit of Opus Dei’s founder and by zeal in extending the apostolates of the Prelature and the call to holiness in ordinary life throughout the world. On the morning of March 23, 1994, a few hours after returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, our Lord called to himself this good and faithful servant of his. That same day, John Paul II went to pray before his mortal remains, which now repose in the crypt of the Prelatic Church of Our Lady of Peace, in Rome. On June 28, 2012, Benedict XVI approved the decree on the Christian virtues lived to a heroic degree by Venerable Alvaro, and on July 7, 2013 Pope Francis signed the decree approving the miracle attributed to him, the prior step to his beatification.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:38:13 +0000
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