Blessed Alvaro del Portillo in Antipolo Cathedral
On January 30, 1987 Blessed Alvaro del Portillo made a pilgrimage to the Antipolo Cathedral. On this 37th anniversary, we feature His Excellency Msgr. Ruperto Santos, the bishop of Antipolo, celebrating the Solemn Mass and presiding over the special rite of enthronement of a first class relic of Blessed Alvaro at the Shrine on August 27, 2023.
Without Memory or Speech
“Illness is not a punishment; it is a caress from God,” Blessed Alvaro del Portillo stressed in 1987, “to draw us to him.” This couple entrusted themselves to Don Alvaro's intercession at a difficult time.
Interior life
Bishop del Portillo explains to a young deaf woman that sickness is an opportunity to have a deeper interior life.
Apostolate is to love other people
"Doing apostolate is a question of love" assures Bishop del Portillo in a get-together with Kenian families.
Africa's call
Why do many people visit Africa and then want to stay there? Alvaro del Portillo answers in this short video.