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Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri: A Documentary

Born in Madrid, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri met Saint Josemaria in 1944 and decided to dedicate her life to finding God in her professional work and spreading the message of the universal call to holiness. With initiative and trust in God, she helped many people find joy through her sincere friendship as well as through her work teaching chemistry and taking care of centers of Christian formation.

Other resources

Opening of the Saxum Visitor Center

The official opening of the Saxum Visitor Center in the Holy Land took place on February 7 in the presence of the Minister of Tourism for Israel and the Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem.

Recent News

Who is Guadalupe Ortiz?

A brief video in English about the life of Guadalupe Ortiz, who will be beatified next May 18.

Life and Stories

Video: Monsignor Ocáriz in Nicaragua

Video highlights of the Prelate of Opus Dei's one day visit to Nicaragua, with a summary of his visits to Panama and Costa Rica.

From the Prelate

Letter from the Prelate (14 February 2019)

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz stresses the importance of unity with those around us, a unity that, since it is the result of love, "is not uniformity, but communion."

Pastoral Letters and Messages

The Vocation of Josemaría Escrivá (1918-1928)

First published in "Scripta Theologica", this article by Jose Luis Gonzalez Guillon analyses a singular event, whose centenary we commemorate: the footprints in the snow made by some discalced Carmelites led St Josemaría to discover his vocation in the Church and deepen personally in the Christian mystery.

Documentation

Something Great That Is Love (V): How do we discover our vocation?

There are as many stories of vocation as there are men and women. This article offers some signs that can help each person reach a conviction regarding his or her own calling from God.

Fostering Interior Life

Message of Pope Francis for World Day of the Sick

The 27th World Day of the Sick is being celebrated in Calcutta, India, on 11 February 2019, feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.

From the Church and the Pope

Formulas for Holiness

February 10 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Considering Guadalupe’s passion for chemistry, we are starting a series on some of her “formulas” for how to face the problems affecting professionals today: lack of time, stress, restlessness, fear, sadness…

Life and Stories

Work Camp in Land of Many Islands

A group of 38 young men from Australia and New Zealand went to Vanuatu (a country of 83 islands 1,000 miles east of northern Australia) for two weeks in January to refurbish a school.

Social initiatives