In the second half of 2005, 273 faithful of the Prelature and 18 members of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross passed away.
The suffrages stipulated by Saint Josemaría have been offered for these deceased. As we continue to pray for them, let us thank God for the example they left us through their fidelity in striving to transform their professional work and the ordinary circumstances of their lives into an occasion for loving God and serving the Church and all souls. Their love for God and neighbor constitutes the meaning and value of their lives, whether outstanding in the eyes of others, or whether quite ordinary, as was true in most cases.
In addition to the names of all who have died during this period, we have gathered a few biographical details about some of the deceased, which give an idea of the variety of circumstances and situations in which the faithful of Opus Dei live. For reasons of space, we are not including this data in the other cases, but we must not forget that we have a debt of gratitude towards all of them for the example of fidelity they have left us. These brief sketches will help us live the Communion of Saints better with those who have preceded us to heaven.

Joseph D. Buckley was born on June 16, 1932. He served in the Navy and, after graduating from Harvard University in 1955, worked in banking. He asked for admission to Opus Dei in 1979. With other parents he helped start Montrose School, a girls’ school where his daughters studied and on whose board of directors he served for many years. After his retirement he devoted himself to historical research and gave talks on naval aviation. His book Wings over Cape Cod recounts the history of air operations in Massachusetts during the First World War. He was very apostolic and generous with his time and financial resources. In recent years, he and his wife helped in the maintenance of Wynnview, a house in Vermont used for apostolic activities with young people. He died on August 15, 2005.

Arnaldo Contreras was born in Tucuman (Argentina) on July 5, 1920. He moved to Rosario to study medicine, and after completing his studies began practicing his profession there. He specialized as an endocrinologist and later received a doctorate in that field. He went on to become director of endocrinology in Rosario. In addition to the patients that he assisted in his private practice, he did charity work for the poor in various hospitals. He asked for admission in Opus Dei as a Numerary in 1952, when the Work was beginning in his country. A person of strong character and good humor, he brought many friends, colleagues and patients closer to God. He spent time with St. Josemaría during his visit to Argentina in 1974 and helped him relax by playing the piano for him. In his last years, various infirmities made it impossible for him to walk and limited his activity. Fully accepting God’s will and maintaining his good humor right to the end, he died on Saturday, November 5, 2005.

Aurelio Cortizo del Campo was born in Pontevedra, Spain on June 23, 1930. He joined Opus Dei as a Supernumerary in 1974. He was part of a fund-raising group that helped construct a Center of the Work in his city. He was deputy mayor of Pontevedra from 1979 to 1987. With his spirit of service, optimism and consistent Christian life, he won the appreciation of his fellow citizens. He died on October 20, 2005. Many people attended his funeral.

Jesusa Erro Iñarreawas born in Burguete (Navarre, Spain) on July 6, 1913 and joined the Work in 1964 in Pamplona, where she died on October 27, 2005. A teacher, she was noted for her love for the Eucharist and her apostolic zeal. Throughout her life she gave disinterested help to many people. On learning of her death, many expressed their gratitude and took part in her funeral.

Jesús Ferrer Serrate was born on August 9, 1937 in Castejón de Monegras (Huesca, Spain). He met the Work when he was a senior in the high school run by the Piarist Fathers in Saragossa. He began his studies of medicine at the Estudio General de Navarra and completed them at the University of Barcelona. Afterwards he went to Rome where he did ecclesiastical studies and carried out various tasks, among them that of Vice-Rector of the Roman College of the Holy Cross. He was ordained as a priest on August 15, 1971 and joined the faculty of Theology at the University of Navarre. For reasons of health he later moved to Saragossa, where he helped to staff the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. He died on July 7, 2005 as the result of a heart attack.

Amadeo de Fuenmayor Champín requested admission to Opus Dei on June 10, 1939 in Valencia (Spain), and received his law degree with high honors from the Central University of Madrid in 1941. In 1943 he won the competition for the professorship of Civil Law at the University of Santiago de Compostela. On November 14, 1949, he was ordained a priest. From 1952 to 1956 he served as Counsellor of Opus Dei in Spain. He received his doctorate in Canon law in 1965, and in 1967 he joined the faculty of the University of Navarre as professor of Civil Law (1967-1985) and as Dean of the School of Canon Law (1967-1987). He held the first full professorship of Ecclesiastical Law in Spain. He took part in the preparatory work for the establishment of Opus Dei as a personal Prelature and, later, in the resolution of questions related to the new canonical status of the Work. In 1986 he was appointed prelate of honor to His Holiness and consultor for the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts. He died on November 22, 2005 in Pamplona, at the age of 89.

Diego Gómez Mena was born in Cazorla (Jaén, Spain) in 1942. He requested admission to Opus Dei as a Numerary in 1960, and became a professor at the University of Navarre. Ordained a priest in 1974, he carried out various pastoral tasks in Valladolid, at the Shrine of Torreciudad, in Seville and in Cadiz. Because of his helpful, cheerful and welcoming character, as well as his availability for apostolic and pastoral needs, he was well liked by all. He died on September 16, 2005 in an automobile accident.

Anthony Ibegbulem Igbokwe was born in Ikenanzizi (Imo State, Nigeria) on December 25, 1944. He was married and had three daughters and a son. He joined Opus Dei in 1980 in Enugu. In 1990, after some years in the marketing department for a business in Lagos, he became director of a realty company. He was always very punctual in taking part in the means of formation and in the fulfillment of his plan of life. He lived an austere and self-sacrificing life, and had great devotion to our Lady. He died as the result of an automobile accident on September 11, 2005.

Alberto Llave Espinoza was born on September 3, 1926 in Cajabamba (Cajamarca, Peru) and died in Lima on December 9, 2005. He was a civil engineer and had his own construction company, specializing in large scale building and industrial projects. He asked for admission to Opus Dei in 1990. The father of four children, he devoted himself to caring for Gabriela, the youngest, who had Down Syndrome. Many people were moved by the signs of affection that he showed when attending Mass with her. He was very apostolic with his friends. He also placed his professional ability and business acumen at the service of his parish and various religious institutions. He had great prestige among his employees and business associates. He understood very well that his work and family life were the path to holiness that God had foreseen for him.

Danilo Alaras Mojica was born on May 7, 1938. He was an expert salesman with a great capacity for work. He discovered his aptitude for teaching when he began to give means of formation to his friends, many of whom came close to the Work. He developed programs of formation for executives and employees about values in work. He also gave classes at the University of Asia and the Pacific in Manila, a corporate work of Opus Dei. From 1995 on he fought a long battle with cancer which did not prevent him from maintaining his habitual rhythm of work. He died on December 9, well prepared for his meeting with our Lord. As his youngest son said at his wake, God wanted him to spend Christmas with him in heaven.

Manolita Ortiz Alonso was born in Madrid on November 4, 1921. She asked for admission to the Work on January 7, 1948 and helped to begin the apostolic activity of Opus Dei in Mexico and Guatemala. Returning to Spain in 1959, she continued to carry out a broad apostolic work. A cheerful and likeable person, she died in Madrid on November 19, 2005.

Alicia Plazas de Salcedo was born in Facatativa (Colombia) on April 12, 1926 and died in Bogotá on October 22, 2005. The mother of eleven children, she joined to Opus Dei in 1977. A teacher by profession, she carried out an extensive work of Christian formation in her family and with many other people. She directed catechism classes, preparatory classes for the reception of the sacraments, courses on marriage and on doctrinal questions of current interest, never being deterred by difficulties of time or distance. The simplicity that marked her life reflected her strong and deep piety. After being diagnosed with cancer in 2003, she bore the medical treatment and the progressive deterioration of her health with courage and serenity. Even the last months of her sickness were filled with great apostolic activity. She offered her sufferings for the Holy Father, the Church and the apostolic work of the Prelature.

Yessica Carolina Rodríguez Gutiérrez, a native of Carora (Venezuela), was twenty years old when she died on September 24, 2005, a week after having noticed the first symptoms of a grave sickness. She offered all her sufferings for the Holy Father. She had requested admission to Opus Dei as a Numerary Assistant in 2002.

Graciela Sánchez de Tolosa was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, on October 4, 1918. She moved to Culiacan, where she met Opus Dei. She was the first Supernumerary in the State of Sinaloa, having requested admission in 1953. Her life was marked by generosity and apostolic zeal. She lived with great abandonment in God’s hands, and accepted suffering in a Christian way, especially on the occasion of the death of her two children and her husband. Despite the deterioration of her health, she remained active till the end of her life, trying always to follow the plan of life and to attend punctually all the means of formation. She died on July 14, 2005.

Conceso Sobradillo Casado was born in Valladolid, Spain, on April 8, 1962. He asked for admission to the Work as an Associate. He studied law and worked as a lawyer for several years. Outstanding for the spirit of service that he showed towards his friends and colleagues, he tried to bring them close to God and maintained contact with them throughout the years. He was ordained a priest in 2001, and exercised his ministry in Valladolid. In addition to giving himself unreservedly to the pastoral work proper to the Prelature, he tried to find time to offer help and friendship to various diocesan priests. He died on August 15, 2005 as a result of a traffic accident when he was traveling to Cologne to take care of a group of young people for World Youth Day. His wake was attended by a great number of people, priests and laity of all walks of life. Many of them manifested their gratitude for the loyal and self-sacrificing friendship that he had shown them.

Rafael Termes Carreró was born in Sitges, Spain, on December 5, 1918. He studied industrial engineering in Barcelona and asked for admission as a Numerary on April 1, 1940. From 1955 on he worked professionally in the banking industry, including management positions, and from 1977 to 1990 he was president of the Spanish Banking Association. In 1958, he helped set up the IESE business school (Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa), on whose faculty he served as a professor of finance. He wrote a number of books, including Capitalism y etica (Capitalism and Ethics) and El poder creador del riesgo (The Creative Power of Risk), and remained professionally active right to the end of his life. He was exemplary in the fulfillment of his plan of life and had a deep devotion to our Lady. He showed great concern for others and was always ready to help. After a brief final illness, he died on August 25, 2005.

Josephine Ti-Ti Chen was born in Beijing on December 15, 1931. She converted to Catholicism in the United States as a university student. In 1959, shortly after meeting Opus Dei, she requested admission, and was the first Chinese Numerary. After studying at the Roman College of Holy Mary, she matriculated at the School of Theology of the University of Navarre, where she received her doctorate in 1974. She returned to the United States and served as a member of the Regional Advisory. She helped start several educational projects and taught philosophy and theology. Suffering from a serious illness during the final sixteen years of her life, she offered her sufferings to our Lord with a strong supernatural outlook. On October 23, 2005, a few days after receiving the Anointing of the Sick, she died calmly.

Andrés Vázquez de Prada y Vallejo was born in Valladolid on December 19, 1923. He met St. Josemaría in El Rincon, the first Center of Opus Dei in Valladolid. On September 28, 1942 he requested admission as a Numerary. From the beginning he was known for his spirit of service and cheerful availability for any task. He studied law in Valladolid and Seville, where he was later professor of Governmental Law. In 1947, his doctoral thesis, General Theory of De Facto Governments, obtained the prize for outstanding work at the University of Madrid. Later he focused his professional efforts in the field of diplomacy and moved to London, where he worked in the Spanish embassy while also carrying out a notable literary work. He wrote biographies of Cardinal Newman (1954) and Thomas More (1966). Among his other works is an original essay entitled El sentido del humor (The Meaning of Humor) (1976). He played an active role in the start and growth of Opus Dei’s apostolic work in the United Kingdom. From 1977 on he devoted himself full time to researching the life of St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer. His three volume biography drew on unpublished documentation that included the founder of Opus Dei’s letters and Apuntes intimos (personal journal). In the 1990’s, during the writing of this biography, he lived in Rome. After completing the work, he returned to Spain. After a long sickness that he bore with exemplary patience, he died in Madrid on August 27, 2005. On September 7 a requiem Mass for his eternal repose was presided over by Cardinal Carlos Amigo, the Archbishop of Seville, a relative of his, accompanied by the Regional Vicar of the Prelature, who read a letter from the Prelate at the beginning of the ceremony. In his homily, the Cardinal stressed his total dedication to the service of God and the Church.

María Josefa Zuloaga Zuloaga was born on April 25, 1919 in Pasajes (Guipúzcoa, Spain). She asked for admission as a Numerary in Bilbao on January 30, 1952. After helping start the first corporate works of Opus Dei for the formation of women, she studied journalism. She was one of the first women journalists in Spain, working for many years in print journalism and on the radio. Always cheerful and helpful, she had a great affection for people. Throughout her sickness, her calm and friendly demeanor was of great assistance to those who lived with her. She died in Madrid on July 14, 2005.

The other faithful of the Prelature who died during this half year are:

Celina Acedo Vda. de Molina November 13, 2005
Luis Acedo Orozco November 13, 2005
María Pilar Acha Gaviña August 21, 2005
Federico Alcaraz López October 26, 2005
Carmen Alcaraz Sánchez December 10, 2005
Josefina Alemán Casado September 15, 2005
María Teresa Alguacil Rodríguez November 14, 2005
Camila Alonso Barbeito September 17, 2005
María Luz Álvarez Cabal September 7, 2005
Antonio Álvarez González December 4, 2005
María Bienvenida Álvarez Rodríguez August 30, 2005
Miguel Andux September 13, 2005
Alicia Antón López September 19, 2005
Clarissa Aquino Garcia October 29, 2005
Nieves Aranguren Gárate December 6, 2005
Emilia Arias Apolinar November 21, 2005
María Rita Arias de Calvo September 21, 2005
Benilde Armas Vázquez September 2, 2005
Maria Corazon Aseniero Bernardo August 24, 2005
María Pilar Astorqui Bengoa November 1, 2005

Maria Cecília Melo Pimentel Balcão Reis November 19, 2005
Genoveva Bandeira Vázquez July 25, 2005
Isobel Banks October 10, 2005
Pilar Barba Larburu August 7, 2005
Josep Bargalló Ponce November 9, 2005
Gregorio Barillà October 22, 2005
Ricardo Barrios Villarreal August 10, 2005
Rosa Bayarri Vilanova October 2, 2005
Camilo Bellvis Montesano July 14, 2005
Elvira Beltrán Roca December 27, 2005
Alfonso Bernad López July 18, 2005
Ignacio Bernar Castellanos December 25, 2005
Carmen Bernat Montoro July 11, 2005
Louise Bertolli July 2, 2005
Monica Bolton October 9, 2005
María Bonillo Herrera December 25, 2005
Jaume Bosch Portí August 12, 2005
María Mercedes Boyer de Martín September 28, 2005
María Selina Bustamante García August 20, 2005

Dora Calatayud Cerdá November 19, 2005
Marga Calatayud Román November 29, 2005
Rosario Calva Vda. de Monroy August 30, 2005
Carmen Campos Marqués December 9, 2005
Rosa Carmona Barrera September 24, 2005
Ángel Hernando Carrasquero Uzcátegui July 6, 2005
María Concepción Carreras de Luna September 10, 2005
María Ángeles Castán Gómez-Salvo December 11, 2005
Gabriela Castañeda de Naranjo December 21, 2005
Enrique del Castillo Martínez July 24, 2005
Francisco José Catalano Isepponi August 24, 2005
Adela Ceballos López July 3, 2005
Carmen Chaves Higueras December 27, 2005
María Pilar Clúa Bescós August 31, 2005
Julio Rodolfo Comadira October 2, 2005
Ignacio Cornejo Aguirre September 15, 2005
Fernando Cortés García November 5, 20005
Jesús María Costa Furtiá November 29, 2005
Colum Cox September 19, 2005
Manuel Cruz Muñoz August 27, 2005

Asunción Daniel Feliu December 8, 2005
María Cecilia Díaz Leante November 4, 2005
Álvaro Domecq y Díez October 5, 2005
Heliodoro Durana Angulo July 14, 2005

Juan Echeverría Eguiguren September 28, 2005
José Matías de España Muntadas November 19, 2005
Mercedes Espi Sanchís August 20, 2005
Luis Esteban Lozano November 20, 2005

María Jesús Falces Pastor November 24, 2005
María Fargas Gasch August 24, 2005
María Guadalupe Felici de Flores September 9, 2005
María Jesús Fernández Álvarez December 16, 2005
Miryam Ferrer-Bonsoms Castán December 6, 2005
António Manuel Figueiredo Fernandes June 13, 2005
Trinidad Flores Jiménez November 14, 2005
Concha Forcada Galvañón September 23, 2005
Agenor Fossen October 5, 2005

Manuel Gamo Alonso August 21, 2005
Higinio García Cobo July 28, 2005
Magdalena García Fernández Sáens December 22, 2005
Antonio García Lozano July 6, 2005
Antonio José García Martínez October 8, 2005
Jaime García Villadóniga November 20, 2005
Fernando García-Noblejas García November 12, 2005
Madeline Gaskin August 18, 2005
María Rosa Gassmann de Picech October 17, 2005
John Henry Lloyd George January ,28 2005
Carlos César Gianicolo July 3, 2005
María Consuelo Gibert Sánchez de la Vega July 6, 2005
Carmina Gigosos Colinas September 10, 2005
Carmen Godoy Lobato November 14, 2005
Carmen Gómez Hachero July 24, 2005
Luis Gómez Pertíñez December 5, 2005
Ángela María González del Prado December 8, 2005
Francisca González Serrano November 4, 2005
José María González-Castejón Martínez-Pisón August 15, 2005
Juan Gonzalo Tejedor September 29, 2005
Manuel Grases Codina December 4, 2005
Mariano Guaita Laza December 23. 2005
Eduard Gual Castells July 29, 2005
Antonio Gutiérrez Garzón October 4, 2005

María Teresa Hardie de De Angelis November 6, 2005
Graciela Hederra Donoso September 23, 2005
Iván Herrera Gómez November 27, 2005
Pilar Herrero Tejedor August 6, 2005

María Luisa Izquierdo Baño July 25, 2005
María Teresa Izquierdo de Amador October 24, 2005

Claire Jeske October 23, 2005
Milagros Jordana Llora October 1, 2005

Patrick Joseph Kane October 28, 2005

Patricia Lafreniere September 10, 2005
José Larequi Zuazu December 21, 2005
Jesús Lasanta Villar October 28, 2005
María Lourdes Lázaro Caballero December 21, 2005
Ana Elisa León de Álvarez October 24, 2005
Santiago Lizárraga Beloso October 14, 2005
María Teresa Lladó Badía July 24, 2005
Juan Llop Pelegrí November 12, 2005
María Asunción Llorente Zuazola July 19, 2005
Fidel Llovera Borniquel August 4, 2005
Teresa Londoño Botero December 14, 2005
María Dolores López Navarro September 29, 2005
Antonia López Padilla July 14, 2005
Concepción López Sala November 22, 2005
Guillermina de Luis Roquer November 19, 2005

Roman Jr. Francisco Mabanta August 19, 2005
Maria Beatriz Lima Rego Machado Sobreira August 28, 2005
María Asunción Marcelino de Maeztu December 4, 2005
Lourdes Marín Delgado October 10, 2005
Concepción Marín León September 26, 2005
Carmina Martín Quijada November 1, 2005
Darío Martínez Esteras August 30, 2005
Alfredo Martínez García September 28, 2005
Luis Avelino Martínez Martí July 25, 2005
Pedro Martínez Ros December 7, 2005
Vicente Martínez-Carvajal Ordóñez October 25, 2005
Maruja Martínez-Conde Muñoz September 8, 2005
Javier Martínez-Ortiz Rey November 10, 2005
Mercedes Martínez-Pardo Lameyez November 2, 2005
Manuela Mauricio de Pérez August 14, 2005
Amparo Máximo Rino September 29, 2005
Ramón Melul Esquinas November 6, 2005
Jorge Merlo Merlo November 29, 2005
María Rosario Miranda Torres August 4, 2005
José María Mirones Renedo November 18, 2005
Inocencia Molano Ortiz December 30, 2005
Rafael Molia Sancho December 22, 2005
Julio Molina Gálvez September 29, 2005
Adolfo Moltó Virosque July 27, 2005
María Dolores Moor Ordás December 24, 2005
Edel Marina Moreno de Álvarez September 29, 2005
Crescencio Moreno Cermeño December 24, 2005
María Teresa Moreto de Prats December 10, 2005
María Morugán Saénz November 15, 2005
Anna Motta in Camera October 18, 2005
José Muñoz Velasco July 9, 2005
José Luis Murga Gener September 28, 2005

Mary Neville October 12, 2005
Rosa Niclós Puchades October 30, 2005
Blanca Nieto Diego November 12, 2005
Juan Carlos Nieto Jover October 13, 2005
Juan Nuet Catalá December 19, 2005

Ricardo del Olmo Colina October 11, 2005
Abiola Juliana Olowu September 12, 2005
Miguel Ángel Orea Díaz November 16, 2005
María Pilar Ortega Lezcano August 3, 2005
Isabel Ortega Sánchez August 15, 2005
María Concepción Ortiz Muñoz December 14, 2005
Pedro Otero Álvarez September 23, 2005

Capi Padilla Ortega October 21, 2005
Manuel Palacios Cerdán August 14, 2005
Rosa Palacios de Marzas September 27, 2005
Rafael Párraga Peralta August 13, 2005
Ramona Pedrol Güell November 20, 2005
Julián Pelacho Vargas July 28, 2005
Carlos Pérez García July 31, 2005
Teresa Pérez Griffo October 6, 2005
Esteban Pérez Quesada December 31, 2005
Jesús Pérez-de-Albéniz Azcona December 9, 2005
Aída Perrupatto de Plate September 29, 2005
Carmen Picó Catalá August 6, 2005
Juli Pinedo Angulo October 9, 2005
Elvira Piñot Ferrer November 22, 2005
Rique Plasencia Medina November 12, 2005
Carmen Plata Vda. de Bernal September 30, 2005
Esperanza Ponte García November 5, 2005
Leonor Portocarrero de Franco December 19, 2005
Magaña Silvia Marta de Posada December 24, 2005
Rafael Pozo Orozco December 1, 2005
Julia Prada Tortuero July 15, 2005
Narciso de Prat Batlle December 24, 2005
Esteban Pujals Fontrodona August 31, 2005

Josep Quintana Miquel October 17, 2005
José Antonio Quintero Becerra July 5, 2005

Dolores Rabadán Jiménez October 9, 2005
María del Pilar Ramírez Gallardo August 21, 2005
Eduardo Ramírez García November 30, 2005
Ignacio Restrepo Posada December 9, 2005
Conchita Rex Cuevas August 16, 2005
Jorge Rico Gómez August 16, 2005
Alfonso Ríos Louzao October 28, 2005
Josefina Rodríguez de Liendo August 21, 2005
Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez October 12, 2005
María Pilar Roldán Galilea July 25, 2005
Donaciano Romero Heras October 19, 2005
Carmen Rubio Pulido August 1, 2005
María del Rosario Ruiz Abajo August 11, 2005

Carmen Sainz García-Casarrubios October 29, 2005
Maria Celeste Tavares de Carvalho Salema Garção August 22, 2005
Stella Salzedo de Gallagher July 14, 2005
Jesús Sanabria September 6, 2005
José Luis Sánchez García November 17, 2005
José Sánchez Rodríguez December 3, 2005
Teresa Sánchez Torres November 7, 2005
Carlos Sánchez Velázquez August 21, 2005
Rosario Córdova Sánchez-Bretano September 7, 2005
Vicente Sanjosé Capella December 27, 2005
Alfonso Santa Parra December 5, 2005
Leonor Santamaría de Rodríguez November 29, 2005
Julio Santamarina Alonso September 3, 2005
Zulema Delia Scagliotti de Ricci November 17, 2005
Juan José Schinini Bilbao December 3, 2005
Rosario Sequeiros Bores September 15, 2005
Francisco Servat Mola November 6, 2005
Jairo Sierra Múnera August 15, 2005
Peter Signorelli September 2, 2005
Maria da Conceição Paiva da Silva Pinto November 1, 2005
Joaquim Silveira Botelho November 21, 2005
Nelia Sison Salvacion August 19, 2005
Theodore A. Smyczek July 17, 2005
María Cruz Suanzes Suanzes September 15, 2005

Mario Tedeschi November 22, 2005
Francisca Tercero Pacheco December 8, 2005
José Toro Velásquez October 2, 2005
Fina Torres Robert July 11, 2005
Manuela Torres Zabalza August 21, 2005
Josep Maria Tort Gavín November 21, 2005

Alberto Urrutia Llona July 22, 2005
Juan José Uzueta Murgas November 20, 2005

Rodrigo Valdecantos García August 25, 2005
Pedro Valentini Iacovazzi November 21, 2005
Juan de Dios del Valle Sarriá November 13, 2005
María José Vázquez Peláez August 8, 2005
Francisco José Vega Puente August 13, 2005
Ramiro Velaochaga Miranda November 12, 2005
Alfred Velasco Casas November 27, 2005
Jacinta Wandui October 23, 2005
Susanna Winternitz Jaeger October 10, 2005
Maria de Lourdes Wistuba July 12, 2005

Fe Yabyabin Torres August 5, 2005

Jonás Alexander Zambrano Herrera October 8, 2005
Luis Zarrabeitia Aguirre December 28, 2005
Teresita Zavala de Vargas Peña December 21, 2005
María Luisa Zufia Erice August 25, 2005
Alfonso de Zunzunegui Redonet November 6, 2005

The members of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross who died during this half year are:

Alberto Cosme do Amaral was born in Touro, in the Diocese of Lamego, Portugal, on October 12, 1916. His parents, humble workers, gave him a solid Christian formation. He discovered his priestly vocation at a very early age and entered the seminary as soon as he finished his primary education. He was ordained a priest in 1939. For several years he took care of rural parishes, before being named spiritual director of the seminary of Lamego. In 1954 he requested admission as an Associate in the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross. He was the first Associate priest in Portugal. In 1964 he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Oporto, and in 1969 of Coimbra. From 1972 to 1993 he was Bishop of Leiria, the diocese which, at his suggestion and through a decision of John Paul II, since 1984 has been called Leiria-Fatima. While bishop there he was given the bullet from the assassination attempt against the Holy Father on May 13, 1981, which is now mounted in one of the crowns of Our Lady of Fatima. As bishop he spent himself in an exemplary way to transmit the faith. His pastoral visits included not only the parishes but also schools and factories. He also dedicated many hours to visiting the sick. Since 1993 he lived in Fatima, in the same room where Pope John Paul II stayed during his first two visits to the shrine. He dedicated many hours to hearing confessions. He died in Leiria on October 7, 2005. He was buried in the shrine of Fatima.

The other members of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross who died during these six months are:

Francisco Aldea Chacobo December 21, 2005
Elías Antelo Cives September 1, 2005
Federico Díez García October 12, 2005
Ramón Gallisá Torres August 5, 2005
Julio García Campo December 9, 2005
Heriberto García Leo July 11, 2005
Luis García-Donas Díaz-Bernardo July 4, 2005
Isidro Garrido Domínguez October 21, 2005
Cesáreo Lamelas Padín November 3, 2005
Joaquín Maquieira Martínez August 24, 2005
Emiliano Martín Hernández July 15, 2005
Luis Medina Nivia July 11, 2005
Lluís Molins Verdaguer October 24, 2005
Virgilio Olmo Relaño August 3, 2005
Vicente Pastor Alcina September 8, 2005
Enrique Rexach Morales September 15, 2005
Antonio Rodríguez Díez September 3, 2005