Early Years
In what parish did St. Josemaría celebrate his first Mass after ordination, and in front of which altar?
Church of Our Lady of Pilar in Zaragoza, at the altar of Our Lady of the Holy Chapel?
What year did St. Josemaria find the rose of realp?
1937
Who is buried next to Don Alvaro & Don Javier?
Dora
The first country outside Spain to which Opus Dei expanded?
Portugal
What was the name of the first residence for students run by the Work in Madrid?
DYA Academy (Derecho y Arquitectura)
In which Madrid street was the first men’s student residence of Opus Dei located (opened in 1933)?
Ferraz Street, 50?
By what code name was Josemaría sometimes referred to while in hiding?
Mariano
Which woman of Opus Dei offered her suffering from tuberculosis in the 1930s and is considered an early intercessor for the Work?
María Ignacia García Escobar.
In what year did the Work first arrive in the United States?
1949 (Chicago)
Who was the Pope when Opus Dei received its first diocesan approval in 1941?
Who is Pope Pius XII
Dolores Albás Blanc
During the Spanish Civil War, in what exact house did St. Josemaría hide the Blessed Sacrament for daily Mass in the consulate?
In a drawer converted into a tabernacle at the Honduran Consulate.
Who was the first Canadian Female associate and in what year did she join?
Annie Sioui, 1959
In what year did the Work first arrive in Canada?
1957 (Montreal)
The Father has 7 siblings. What number is he?
Youngest
What is the exact date of St. Josemaría’s priestly ordination?
March 28, 1925
In 1937, St. Josemaría and others crossed the Pyrenees to escape to freedom. In what kind of shelter did they live temporarily during this journey?
A rudimentary log cabin called the “St. Raphael Cabin.”
Who was the first female supernumerary?
Aurora Nieto Funcia
She was a strong woman, a teacher and mother of three, widowed at the age of 28. In 1945, she discovered her vocation in Opus Dei as a path of dedication and encounter with God.
What year did the center in Alberta, Canada open?
2011
Who is our current vicar general?
Fr. Javier del Castillo
What affectionate terms did Our Father used for his sister Carmen?
Carmen de mi alma
When did St. Josemaria & his group cross the Pyrenees?
November 27 to December 2, 1937
What is the name of our current Central Secretary and what did she study?
Maria Julia Prats
Industrial engineer, with a doctorate in Business Administration
In what year does Opus Dei begin apostolic work in Uruguay and Switzerland?
1956
Name our current 19 regions we currently have?
1. Australia and New Zealand
2. Brazil and Peru
3. Caribbean
4. Central America
5. Central Northern Europe
6. Central West Africa
7. Chile
8. Colombia and Ecuador
9. East and South Asia
10. France and Belgium
11. Italy
12. Mexico
13. Nigeria
14. Northwest Europe
15. Philippines
16. Platine Region
17. Portugal
18. Spain
19. United States and Canada