A shepherd according to the Heart of Christ

Homily given by Angelo Cardinal Amato, Prefect of the Holy See’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints and special delegate of Pope Francis, at the beatification of Opus Dei’s Alvaro del Portillo in Valdebebas, Madrid, September 27, 2014.

1. “A shepherd according to the Heart of Christ, a zealous minister of the Church”. This is the portrait that Pope Francis draws of Blessed Álvaro del Portillo, a good shepherd who, like Jesus, knows and loves his sheep, brings back to the sheepfold those who have strayed, binds up the wounds of the sick ones, and offers his life for them.