Don alvaro del portillo biography channel

  • Son of Clementina Diez de Sollano (Mexican) and Ramón del Portillo y Pardo (Spanish), Álvaro del Portillo was born in Madrid on 11 March 1914.
  • Alvaro del Portillo, Saint Josemaria's successor at the head of Opus Dei, was beatified on 27 September 2014.
  • An in-depth biography of the newly Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, surely on his way to sainthood, fully faithful to the path of holiness in the world laid out by.

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    Trisha Villarante

    On September 27, 2014, as early as 7:00am, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from over 80 countries made their way to Madrid’s Parque de Valdebebas for the Beatification of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, the first successor of the founder of Opus Dei, St. Josemaria Escriva. Our group of 50 Canadians travelled by Metro to the site. At each stop we were accompanied bygd other passengers clearly heading to the Beatification as well. Dressed in Sundays’ best, carrying folding chairs and proudly baring their flags of origin, we could tell they were going where we were going. The obviousness caused an excited stir of conversations and selfies throughout the train. Anyone who was not attending the Beatification approached the train with caution, as if they were witnessing a giant flash mob. The atmosphere on the train was a jubilant one. The stop for Valdebebas was decorated with posters of Alvaro del Portillo with arrows directing people to the bus lin
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    “Beato Lui”, by bus to discover don Álvaro's life... even from home

    A "pilgrimage 2.0" told through video clips on the University's social channels

    Five courageous students, a guide, a minibus and a filming and film editing team: these are the ingredients of "Beato Lui!", a pilgrimage 2.0, latest generation format.

    For six days, the group will travel across Europe to discover the places and people who have played a fundamental role in the life of Msgr. Álvaro del Portillo, inspirer of the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome. Leaving from Rome on 22 September, the bus will pass through Genoa, Montpellier, San Sebastián and Burgos, until it reaches Madrid on 27 September, where the Beatification Mass will be held at 12.00, presided over by card. Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

    Each stage of this journey will bring the participants closer to the figure of don Álvaro, which they will discover step by step in his homeland. By getting to

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    Precisely on February 19, 1974, a year and a bit before his departure for heaven, St. Josemaría jokingly said in a get-together with people from Opus Dei: "Something very good is happening to Don Alvaro: he doesn't have a saint, but a Blessed. So, if he does not become a saintI do not know how we are going to fix it...

    In fact, on February 19, several saints are celebrated, including Blessed Álvaro de Córdoba, born in Zamora, and belonging to the Order of Preachers OPwhich has given great saints to the Church. Centuries have passed, and the liturgical calendar is still without a Saint Alvaro.

    What does the name Alvaro mean? "He who protects everyone, who watches over everyone, who defends everyone," commented Flavio Capucci on February 19, 1984, based on a well-known etymological dictionary of proper names. 

    Blessed Alvaro replied that, personally, he was inclined to another interpretation, based not on the Germanic root, but on another Semitic one, "the son." "But it can be