Number of articles: 117

"Our strength lies in prayer"

An excerpt from a pastoral letter of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, sent during Advent 1990, about the consecration of Opus Dei to the Most Sacred and Merciful Heart of Jesus on the feast of Christ the King.

Documentation

Blessed Alvaro Added to Shrine Painting

On 2 October 2016, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Nichols, blessed a painting of Our Lady of Willesden to which had been added the figure of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo following his beatification in September 2014.

Recent News

Loving God's Will

September 27 is the second anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. Here is a new installment in the series "Praying with Alvaro del Portillo."

Documentation

New priorities: with Blessed Alvaro's help

On 15 April 2014, Juan, a young trainer of show horses, had a serious accident when his horse fell on him and left him close to death. He and his family went to Blessed Alvaro del Portillo's intercession and, on recovering, he found that his priorities in life had changed completely.

Favors

Blessed Alvaro del Portillo Newsletter No 6 (2016)

A newsletter about Blessed Alvaro del Portillo’s teachings on divine mercy.

Documentation

A Very Special Favor

A year-old Peruvian boy who had come to Madrid with his family for Alvaro del Portillo's beatification was struggling between life and death after falling into a swimming pool. The news about Francisco Villa Corta spread rapidly among those attending the beatification.

Documentation

He Continues Helping From Heaven

A few of the many favors obtained through the intercession of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo in the year since his beatification on September 27, 2014.

Favors

St. Josemaria Taught Me How to Work with Love

On June 26th, 1975, Ana Lorente happened to be in Opus Dei's central headquarters and on that day, she took a series of final photos of St. Josemaria, for posterity's sake.

Testimonies

"I forgave papa"

Maria Estela is Guatemalan. Several years ago she was taught the skills needed to earn an income in Ixoqui, a rural center that seeks to improve the material and spiritual life of the women in the area.

Social initiatives

"Sanctity, secret force that transforms world"

Homily of Archbishop Arthur Roche, Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship, given in Westminster Cathedral for the feast of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, 12 May 2015.

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