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Rome, Italy, Jun 18, 2012 \/ 06:12 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The cause for the beatification of Dora del Hoyo, one of the first collaborators of the founder of Opus Dei, has been announced in Rome on June 18.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cDora was of great importance for Opus Dei, for her fidelity and her work perfectly finished, which was always accompanied by her humility of passing unnoticed. This is why she was so effective until the end of her life,\u201d said Bishop Javier Echevarria, the Prelate of Opus Dei, who announced the cause at Rome\u2019s Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.<\/p>\n

\tBorn in Spain in 1914, Dora del Hoyo first came into contact with Opus Dei\u2019s founder, Saint Josemaria Escriva, at the age of 29 when she was employed as a member of the domestic staff in a Madrid student residence run by the Catholic organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tIn 1946 she became the first woman to join Opus Dei as a \u201cnumerary assistant.\u201d Such members principally dedicate themselves to the domestic responsibilities within centers of Opus Dei.<\/p>\n

\tIn same year Saint Josemaria asked Dora if she would move to Rome in order to help in the development and expansion of Opus Dei. She remained in the Eternal City until her death in 2004.<\/p>\n

\tHer mortal remains now lie in the crypt of Our Lady of Peace, the church of the Prelature of Opus Dei. Close by is the tomb of Saint Josemaria himself.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cShe did not want any human glory or any kind of special consideration; she gave of herself a hundred percent all her life. She was a woman of faith,\u201d said Bishop Echevarria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\u201cShe relied on what God was asking of her through St. Josemaria. She had a strong hope which led her to be convinced that Opus Dei would expand and become what we see today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tMonday's announcement took place before a packed audience hall at the University of the Holy Cross.<\/p>\n

\tBishop Echevarria, who also knew Dora for many years, explained she strove to imitate the life of Mary in the holy house of Nazareth. He said that since her death he had received over 300 letters from 25 countries testifying to Dora\u2019s holiness and recounting favors received through her heavenly intercession.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cAnd all this is due to her love of God which was so great that she wasn\u2019t ever concerned about herself: she was always thinking about God and others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tOpus Dei \u2013 Latin for Work of God \u2013 was founded in 1928 by Saint Josemaria Escriva, a Spanish priest, with the aim of proclaiming holiness in everyday life. It now has around 85,000 members around the world.<\/p>\n

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