Petition to the Pope to canonize the founder of Opus Dei

Peroratio (Concluding Speech) Holy Father, our Holy Mother Church asks your Holiness to inscribe Blessed Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer on the canon of Saints that he may be invoked as a Saint by all the Christian faithful. Blessed Josemaría Escrivá was born in Barbastro, Spain, on January [...]
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Escrivá a Source of Inspiration for the Modern World

"Opus Dei marked a decisive intervention by God in the life and the work of many individuals and of the Church at large." An article in memory of saint Josemaria by the Archbishop of Tuam, was published in The Irish Catholic. "Eaten bread," they say, "is [...]
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Czech Republic

Homily by Mons. Karel Otčenášek for participants from Chequia. Saint Clemente. Rome, October 8, 2002 Duc in altum, et laxate retia vestra in capturam! Zajeď na hlubinu a spusťte sítě k lovení! Právě jsme slyšeli, co řekl náš Pán sv. Petrovi, když po celonoční marné [...]
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Interview with Franz Cardinal König

Franz Cardinal König says that the Founder of Opus Dei "now belongs to the Church's treasury; he's welcomed to the multitude of saints." For Franz Cardinal König, Vienna's retired archbishop, the news that nothing stands in the way of the canonization of Josemaria Escriva, Opus Dei's [...]
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Holland

Introductory speech by H. E. Msgr. François Bacqué (Dutch)for participants from Holland. Basilica of Sant’ Apollinare. Rome, October 8, 2002 Woord ter inleiding vitgesproken door Mons. François Bacqué Broeders en Zusters, Op 6 oktober hebben wij met grote vreugde en onder dankzegging aan God de ceremonie van [...]
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Patrimony for the entire Church

The following is an interview of Msgr. Echevarría, the Prelate of Opus Dei, carried out by Paulina Lo Celso (Argentina) on January 6 of this year, three months after the canonization. At the three-month mark, how would you assess the significance of Josemaría Escrivá’s canonization for [...]
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Hungary

Homily by H. E. the Msgr. András Veres (Hungarian)for participants from Hungary. Chapel of B.M.V. Domina Hungarorum (Saint Peter’s Basilica). Rome, October 8, 2002 Veres András püspök atya szentbeszéde a Magyarok Nagyasszonya ünnepén (Josemaría Escrivá szentté avatásáért hálaadó mise) Kettõs oka is van ittlétünknek. Egyik, hogy [...]
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Rome trip described as ‘the experience of a lifetime’

The Kerryman, a local newspaper in Ireland, published an article after the canonization with the different impressions and experiences of a few local businessmen from the area. Liam O'Connor and other friends recall the canonization and conclude that it was 'an experience of a lifetime'. [...]
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Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria and Philippines

Homily by H. E. Card. Francis Arinze (English) for participants from Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria and Philippines. Rome, October 8, 2002 Perhaps over the past months, since you heard the news that Blessed Josemaría Escrivá was to be canonised, you have often [...]
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Malaysians to witness canonisation of Escriva

A group of some 20 Malaysian Catholics attended the canonization of Josemaria Escriva. A Malaysian newspaper, The Sunday Star, published a brief article on the day of the canonization ceremony to commemorate the event. KUALA LUMPUR: A group of about 20 Malaysians Catholics is attending [...]
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