In the second half of 2006, 303 faithful of the Prelature and 15 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.

María Antonia Acinas Alcalde was born in Barbadillo del Mercado (Burgos, Spain) on November 15, 1920. After studies in Philosophy and Letters, she moved to Madrid where she met Opus Dei. She asked for admission to the Work on November 7, 1950. With other women, she went to Peru in 1954 to begin the work of Opus Dei there. She returned to Spain in December 1957, and since then dedicated herself to the domestic administration of the Prelature’s centers and to teaching. She died in Gijón on November 18, 2006.

Mariano Artigas Mayayo died in Pamplona (Spain) on December 23, 2006. Born in Saragossa on December 15, 1938, he requested admission to Opus Dei in 1956 and was ordained a priest in 1964. He lived in Barcelona until the mid-1980’s where he carried out pastoral work in the university and dedicated himself to the formation of members of the Work. Later he moved to Pamplona where he was the first dean of the School of Ecclesiastical Philosophy at the University of Navarra. He had a doctorate in Physics from the University of Barcelona and in Philosophy from both the Lateran University in Rome and the University of Barcelona. He was the author of some twenty books on the relationship between science and faith, and had received international recognition from a number of scientific organizations. He was a member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas in Rome and of the International Society for Science and Religion in Cambridge, England.

Nicole Joseph Dookie was born on the island of Trinidad in a Christian home. Led by the example of her husband, she was received into the Catholic Church in March 2002 and requested admission to Opus Dei in October of that same year. About that time she was diagnosed with the sickness that led to her death. She lived her vocation in an exemplary way, leaving an indelible memory of faith shown in deeds, total abandonment and joyful detachment. She prepared her children, ranging in age from 3 to 11, so that they would accept her absence with serenity. She died on July 27, 2006.

Umberto Farri was born in Cuneo (Italy) on November 14, 1928 and died in Rome on October 13, 2006. His funeral was celebrated by the Prelate of Opus Dei. He had requested admission as a Numerary in 1949, during his university studies in Rome. He had a special gift for organization and for friendship and was a person of great ideals and a deep spirit of service. For years he worked alongside St. Josemaría in the government of Opus Dei. He helped develop many social and formative initiatives, among them, the Institute for University Cooperation (ICU). Right to the end of his life, despite losing consciousness form time to time, he was apostolic with those who came to see him.

María Cecilia Gálvez Villanueva was born in Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico) on February 10, 1964. After obtaining a degree in Institutional Management, she worked effectively in the administration of centers of the Prelature in various cities. She loved her work very much. When a grave sickness was diagnosed, she calmly accepted God’s will. She wanted to be cured and followed with docility the medical treatments that were prescribed during those years. As death approached, she asked our Lady that she might die on a Saturday or on one of her feast days. On August 15, 2006, in the afternoon, she was able to receive Communion and the Anointing of the Sick. She died soon after, as the text of the Consecration of Opus Dei to the Most Sweet Heart of Mary was being read close to her ear.

Jeannette Gruber de Pérez Febres requested admission as a Supernumerary in 1972, at which time she had seven children. She moved to Barquisimeto (Venezuela), and there, with her husband, assisted in the beginning of the apostolic activities of the Work. She responded generously to her duties as wife and mother. She excelled in affection and a spirit of service, and was always available for anyone in need in her family and for many other people. At the time of her death, 8 of her 10 children had accepted their call to Opus Dei, which she thanked God for with her whole soul. She died on August 28, 2006 after a long sickness that she had suffered from for 17 years.

Blanche Hoffman was one of the first Associates in the United States. She worked for almost her whole life as a primary school teacher. After reaching retirement age, she dedicated herself generously to formational activities for the faithful of Opus Dei and Cooperators in the Milwaukee area. She died after a long sickness borne with serenity and supernatural vision, on October 16, 2006.

Luijino Kiriinya Miungi died on August 28, 2006. He was the second child of one of the first Catholic families in Meru, Kenya. He graduated as a civil engineer in 1981. During his university studies and in the course of his professional work, he dedicated a great deal of time to taking care of young men in university residences and high school clubs. He was a member of the Regional Commission of Opus Dei in Kenya; in 1998 he was ordained as a priest. Likeable and a hard worker, he won the affection of all who knew him. His own wishes and concerns were of little importance when anyone asked him for anything. He accepted with characteristic serenity the news that he had cancer in an advanced state. He offered his sufferings for the intentions of the Prelate and for his visit to Kenya, which was to take place in a few days. On September 9 the Archbishop of Nairobi, Raphael Ndingi Mwana a’ Nzeki, presided over a concelebrated Mass for the repose of his soul in the Cathedral of Nairobi attended by more than 2,500 people.

Eiko Korenaga was born on January 21, 1937. She was one of the first Supernumeraries from Oita in Japan. She was punctual in attending the means of formation, which she harmonized with the demands of her work. She suffered a painful illness in 1996, which became increasingly severe. Right to the end of her life she offered her discomforts for the Holy Father, the Church, the Prelate and the Work. She brought many friends and acquaintances to the Catholic faith through the serenity and peace with which she accepted her sickness. She died on October 13, 2006.

Juan Larrea Holguín was born in Buenos Aires in 1927, the son of Ecuadorian parents. He received his doctorate in law in Rome, where he met St. Josemaría in 1948. He asked for admission to the Work in 1949. From 1952 on he lived in Ecuador, where the stable apostolic work of Opus Dei was begun in 1954. He held the chair of Civil Law at the Catholic University of Ecuador and was also a professor at the Central University of Ecuador. He was the author of hundreds of books on juridical questions, which made him one of the most prolific juridical writers in his country. He was ordained a priest in 1962. Pope Paul VI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Quito in 1969 and in 1975 transferred him to Ibarra. In 1983 John Paul II appointed him as the first Military Ordinary of Ecuador, and in 1988 as Archbishop of Guayaquil.
As a priest and later as a bishop, he carried out a broad pastoral work, preaching numerous spiritual retreats, visiting the parishes in his respective dioceses, and encouraging the work in the diocesan seminaries. In 1996 he was diagnosed with cancer. Despite the progressive deterioration of his health, Archbishop Larrea continued to carry out a great amount of work and to publish books. He died on August 27, 2006. His body reposes in the crypt of Guayaquil’s Cathedral.

Maja Lüdin was born on May 20, 1938 in a Protestant family in Basel, Switzerland. In 1961 she decided to become Catholic. He father followed her example years later. After joining Opus Dei in 1964, she worked as a high school teacher. Upon retiring, she dedicated herself to carrying out a social development project in Hungary. Despite being operated on for cancer in 2004, the effects of the illness continued to spread. She bore everything with great courage and serenity. She died in Zürich on December 30, 2006—the first woman Numerary to die in Switzerland.

Mary Theresa Mahoney was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on October 25, 1926. She was a nurse with the U.S. armed forces, attaining the rank of Commander. In 1957 she asked for admission to Opus Dei and the following year went to Rome to study at the Roman College of Holy Mary. In 1960, at the invitation of St. Josemaría, she went to work in Kenya where, together with a number of other women, she helped begin the apostolic work of Opus Dei in that country. It was the great adventure of her life, to which she dedicated the rest of her days. In l965 she was found to have cancer and had to undergo a very aggressive surgical treatment, which she bore with cheerfulness and optimism. In 2006 she traveled to Boston to replace her pacemaker and there discovered that she needed a heart operation. She gave her consent calmly, but always hoping to return to Kenya. She died in Boston on September 17, 2006, having offered all her sufferings for the Church in Kenya and in the United States.

Blaise de Quesada was born in Valdepeñas, Spain, on August 2, 1934. A graduate in law, he was ordained a priest on August 10, 1958. He carried out a broad pastoral work in various cities of France, to which he moved a month after his ordination. He died in Paris on November 25, 2006, as the result of a cancer that had been diagnosed three years earlier. A month before he died, on October 24, he had the joy of receiving a visit from the Prelate of Opus Dei in the hospital where he was being treated. The Prelate was making a stopover in Paris on his return trip to Rome from Lebanon.

Gianmario Roveraro was born in Albenga (Savona, Italy) on May 24, 1936. Married and the father of three children, he formed part of Opus Dei since 1963. An accomplished athlete in his youth, he participated in the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 as a high jumper (he was the first Italian to clear two meters). After obtaining a degree in economics, he worked in the world of finance, where he brought many people to the faith. He dedicated himself enthusiastically to formative activities for university students and assisted in the beginning of several schools inspired by the message of St. Josemaría. His professional rectitude, his refinement in personal relations, and his deep interior life and serenity gained him the esteem of all who knew him. He died under dramatic circumstances as a result of a kidnapping, on July 8, 2006.

Marco Soranzio was born in Gorizia in Italy on April 24, 1977, and died in Milan on November 23, 2006. He met Opus Dei in 1997 in Milan and quickly became a part of the Prelature as a Numerary. A biomedical engineer, since 2002 he dedicated himself to formational work in the Torrescalla University Residence, of which he became director in 2004. He was exemplary in his studies and in his effort to incarnate the spirit of Opus Dei with fidelity. He died in a traffic accident on his way to see a friend.

Justa Torrecilla Baltar was born in the city of Toledo in Spain on August 1, 1934. She requested admission as a Numerary Assistant in Molinoviejo near Segovia. She worked with cheerfulness and self-sacrifice in the domestic tasks of the Prelature’s centers. She died in Madrid on November 1, 2006, as the result of a severe illness that she bore with great supernatural outlook.

Amparo Vall-Serra de Menéndez was one of the first Supernumeraries of Bogotá. She belonged to Opus Dei since 1958. She and her husband, also in Opus Dei, had a large family. Despite her family’s tight financial circumstances, she always managed to help generously in the extension of the apostolic work of the Prelature, trusting that God would not be outdone in generosity. A hard worker and a good housekeeper, right up to her last moments she strove to be ordered and to make good use of time. She struggled to always maintain her good humor and optimism, and to radiate peace and affection to those around her. People often asked her the reason for her cheerfulness, since everyone knew that her life had no lack of difficulties. She died on October 15, 2006.

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

Luis Adaro Ruiz-Falcó September 26, 2006
Adela Aguilera Pascual September 20, 2006
Miguel Albero Gotor July 2, 2006
Justa Albert Medina September 24, 2006
María Dolores Aldama Moreno July 16, 2006
María Teresa Allendesalazar Bernaldo de Quirós November 18, 2006.
Enrique Alonso Yagüe December 16, 2006
Gilberto Alvarado Delgado December 6, 2006
Prudencio Álvarez García December 19, 2006
Visitación Alvira Alvira July 21, 2006
Kate Amadi October 30, 2006
María Concepción Amante Martínez December 1, 2006
Rafael Anaya Buitrago September 14, 2006
María Luisa Aragón Carrillo de Albornoz December 23, 2006
Josefina Armendáriz Laquidáin October 22, 2006
María Rosa Armendáriz Yabar October 30, 2006
Elena Arnal Montañés November 11, 2006
Vicente Arribas López December 14, 2006
Estefania Asis Catapang September 11, 2006
Augusto de Ávila Acosta September 20, 2006
Martha Azcúnaga de Hernández November 8, 2006
Emma Azorín Saralegui September 13, 2006
Pilar Azurmendi Larrea July 17, 2006

Roberto Baldin July 11, 2006
José Ignacio Baldó Clemente December 29, 2006
Ana María Banks de Urraza December 10, 2006
Carlos Wenceslao Barbero Pérez October 17, 2006
Mateu Barceló Seco September 14, 2006
Ramón Barnuevo Marín-Barnuevo November 28, 2006
José Barros Palomo July 12, 2006
Ofelia Barroso Rocha July 20, 2006
Eduardo Basterra Parages November 4, 2006
Alicia Isabel Belsunce de Orcoyen August 14, 2006
Clara Benítez de Santa Cruz October 15, 2006
Rita Bertullo in Trolese November 7, 2006
María Teresa Bianchi Echevarría July 21, 2006
Adolfo Blanco Bescós October 27, 2006
Vicenta Bobillo Esteban November 28, 2006
María Mercedes Bolivar Sals July 22, 2006
Guillermo Bueno Hencke August 24, 2006
Ana María Buezo Alonso November 29, 2006
Federico Buizza October 18, 2006
Narcisa Burgos Moya November 3, 2006
Angela Busquets Mataró September 25, 2006

Rafael Caballero Bonald November 19, 2006
Rafaela Cabezón Urrutia September 14, 2006
Antonio del Cacho Frago December 10, 2006
Emilio Calabuig Martí August 3, 2006
Maria Rita Calanoc Alejandro August 9, 2006
María Laura Campos Vda. de Cuesta November 5, 2006
Laura Campos Vda. de Trejo September 25, 2006
Carmen del Socorro Canaval de Guerrero July 30, 2006
Guillermo Caram Jorge November 1, 2006
Magola Cardona de Escobar November 24, 2006
Ceferino Carrillo Carvajal July 20, 2006
Pablo Casado Burbano November 29, 2006
Roberto Castrillo Sainz November 12, 2006
María Caubet Iturbe July 11, 2006
Carmen Cembrano Rodríguez-Areas August 6, 2006
Velia Cerbón Solórzano December 5, 2006
Antonio Manuel de Céspedes Rey November 30, 2006
María Helena Chartier de Jiménez August 26, 2006
María Josefa Chavez García de Villegas November 20, 2006
María Teresa Colldecarrera Plaja August 11, 2006
Nair Coronel de Pastor October 9, 2006
Luis Corral Gil August 22, 2006
Isabel de la Cruz Rodríguez December 24, 2006
María Cubells Cerveró July 18, 2006
Ángel de las Cuevas González November 15, 2006

Juan Antonio Delgado de Robles Velasco October 14, 2006
Manuel Díaz Guerra November 25, 2006
Rafael Díaz-Tejeiro Bolado December 6, 2006
Manuel Díez Romero July 6, 2006
Antonio Díez-Caballero García August 15, 2006
Mercedes Domínguez Gómez November 3, 2006
Douglas M. Doty December 11, 2006

Valentina Esperante Pérez September 14, 2006
Ángel Ezquerra Ferrer September 23, 2006

Maureen Fagan November 23, 2006
Concepció Falgueras Mir October 21, 2006
Carmen Farías de Díaz August 16, 2006
Amalia Fariña Torres October 21, 2006
Guillermina Fernández Aceves August 10, 2006
Elisa Fernández Menéndez October 4, 2006
Alfonso María Fernández Ocharan November 17, 2006
María Isabel Fernández Pérez July 2, 2006
Adoración Fernández Torrent December 30, 2006
Montserrat Feu i Verdaguer October 23, 2006
María Rosa Folch Roca August 20, 2006
Maria Fernanda Ferreira Fonseca August 4, 2006
Sergio Flores Cavazos December 25, 2006
Jesús Francisco Perisé September 8, 2006
Alfredo de la Fuente San Roman October 16, 2006

Duse Esmeralda Raja Gabaglia July 17, 2006
Damián Galmés de Fuentes November 10, 2006
Alicia Gamarra de Terry September 4, 2006
José María García Ávila November 17, 2006
Piedad García Cañabate October 14, 2006
María Teresa García García October 11, 2006
Marina García Gutiérrez December 2, 2006
Luz García Servet November 12, 2006
Rosa Garicano Goñi November 25, 2006
Susana Garzón de Victoria November 30, 2006
María Gaudier Casas December 20, 2006
Everett C. Geske December 8, 2006
Amelia Gestal Amenedo August 12, 2006
Manuel Gijón Naranjo November 3, 2006
José María Giménez López August 23, 2006
Lucrecia Giménez de Montellanos July 31, 2006
María Girado August 27, 2006
María Gónzalez García-Gutiérrez October 13, 2006
María Teresa González Fernández October 16, 2006
Leopoldo González Hernández October 29, 2006
Reinelda González Jimeno August 21, 2006
María Esperanza González Rivera November 8, 2006
Asunción Gonzálvez Pomares December 6, 2006
José Luis Gross Jessing December 4, 2006
Artur Guitart García July 26, 2006
María Dolores Gutiérrez González August 5, 2006

Eleanor Hand October 27, 2006
Andrés de Haro Vera September 11, 2006
Enrique M. A. Hellers August 18, 2006
Santiago Hernández Corredor July 5, 2006
Judith Herrero Micieces September 6, 2006
Julio Herrero Rosales July 2, 2006
Vicente Hidalgo Otero September 29, 2006
Mary Ann Houck September 5, 2006

Antonio Ibáñez Ardanaz October 17, 2006
John Ikhine October 9, 2006
Francisca Izquierdo Tirador November 24, 2006

Clara Jannó in Mecozzi July 26, 2006
José María Jaureguízar Pastor July 3, 2006
Arcángel Jiménez Torrijos December 11, 2006
María Dolores Jurado Grau December 13, 2006

Regina Chemeli Kiprutto Biwott December 24, 2006
Günther Kirchhoff November 8, 2006
Rita Kirvan December 16, 2006
Jutta Körner October 9, 2006

Jesús Labarquilla Rico July 16, 2006
Sebastián Lara Ceballos July 24, 2006
Renée Lazo Araya July 3, 2006
Julius Lengyel November 10, 2006
José Miguel Lera Castillo December 13, 2006
María Teresa Letamendía Goitia November 22, 2006
María Amparo Linares Linares July 30, 2006
Lucía Lira de Belaúnde August 12, 2006
María del Rosario López Andrade September 26, 2006
Manuela López Calvo August 20, 2006
Susana López de Correa Ávila August 1, 2006
Francisco López Fernández September 23, 2006
María del Rosario López-Cerón de Lara December 17, 2006
José Luis López-Jurado Luque September 18, 2006
Juan Antonio Luna Ucar September 3, 2006

Zobeida Carolina Maceira Mendoza November 27, 2006
Esperanza Madariaga de Gómez November 23, 2006
María Elena Maguirre December 2, 2006
María del Carmen Mandri de Paco October 31, 2006
Amalia Mañes García-Serrano July 31, 2006
Ettore Mariscalco July 29, 2006
María de las Mercedes Maroto de Calderari August 16, 2006
Jesús Martín Marugán November 9, 2006
Victoria Martín Morugán September 21, 2006
Antonio Martínez Mirallas September 23, 2006
Enrique Martínez Miralles November 21, 2006
Emilia Martínez Sotés December 13, 2006
Elena Ballesteros Martínez-Cañavate December 25, 2006
José Luis Massó Tarruella November 19, 2006
Rosina de Matallana Cabrera November 17, 2006
Sheelagh McAllister July 13, 2006
John McCabe October 25, 2006
Ignacio Mediano Ballabriga December 10, 2006
Mercedes Melero Jurado July 11, 2006
José Mercadé Pons July 14, 2006
William A. Miele December 8, 2006
Shizuko Miki December 25, 2006
José Mira Pons November 23, 2006
Rogelia Mompó Cuenca November 3, 2006
Tomás Montero Tirado July 10, 2006
Emilio Monastra September 9, 2006
Inés de Monsálvez Becerril July 30, 2006
Rosa Montecinos July 22, 2006
José Morales Ferrero November 25, 2006
Manuel Moreno Bellido December 14, 2006
José Moreno Canani October 9, 2006
Rafael Morilla Soler October 31, 2006
Amparo Mota Bru December 5, 2006

José Antonio Navarrete Rabanaque October 20, 2006
Fidel Navarro Bau November 1, 2006
Laura Nofuentes García August 31, 2006

Josefina Olmedo Berrotarán de Brugo November 14, 2006
María Dolores Onorato Machuca October 14, 2006
Pilar Onrubia García December 22, 2006
Josefina Ordóñez González March 13, 2006
Joseph P. Ornelas November 28, 2006
Paz Oyón Sánchez October 11, 2006
Carlos Padilla Chacón December 27, 2006
Sebastián Pajares Ruiz July 17, 2006
Enrique Parellada Larraz July 10, 2006
Adelaida Pérez Caballero October 6, 2006
Gloria Josefina Pérez Scheredre July 17, 2006
Vicenç Petit Viladot September 8, 2006
Adriana Pfeiffer Klein December 16, 2006
Francisco Pimentel Rosado September 5, 2006
Carmen Pinal Vda. de Robollo July 17, 2006
Peter Pineda Ginjaume September 12, 2006
Lourdes Porras Jiménez December 10, 2006
Ángel José Porto Anido September 8, 2006
Pamela Pouchet October 13, 2006
Lawrence A. Powers November 11, 2006
Manuel Prieto Losada November 7, 2006
Juan Carlos Pucheta Ghirardini November 3, 2006
Benet Puig Tarrats October 16, 2006

María Dolores Quintana Guasch November 25, 2006
Concepción Quintana Lopategui October 28, 2006

Pedro Ráfols Ros October 12, 2006
Amparo Ramos García July 23, 2006
Amparo Ravizé de García November 27, 2006
Enriqueta Redondo Martínez December 23, 2006
Manuela Concepción Rendal de Bezzolo July 29, 2006
María Helena Restrepo de Mora November 21, 2006
Teodora Ribes González August 6, 2006
Pilar del Río Santalla October 11, 2006
Irene Risuleo in Catalini September 28, 2006
Sara Rivera Herrera August 29, 2006
Jovita Hernández Rivilla December 10, 2006
Angélica Rocha de Verme August 2, 2006
Francisco Rodríguez Navarro October 26, 2006
Irene Rodríguez de Omaña July 8, 2006
Joseph F. Rogers December 19, 2006
Pilar Romay Acevedo November 7, 2006
María Carmen Romeo Cervera October 30, 2006
Francisco Romero Aguirre July 28, 2006
José María Ruiz Ajenjo September 20, 2006

Juan Manuel Sáenz Chas December 18, 2006
Ernest Sala Gelabert December 7, 2006
Fanny Salazar de Vélez August 12, 2006
Rodolfo Salgueiro Cabado October 28, 2006
Francisco Salinas Quijada December 25, 2006
Carmen Salvador Gómez July 4, 2006
Andrés Sánchez Arévalo July 14, 2006
Luis Sánchez Bugallo September 19, 2006
Máximo Sánchez Huerta July 20, 2006
Emilia Sánchez Huertas August 31, 2006
María Paz Sánchez-Calvo Méndez December 16, 2006
Jenaro Sancho Martínez de Vírgala August 31, 2006
Luis Santos de Mata December 4, 2006
Enrique Sanz-Agero Pérez December 16, 2006
Maruja Sanz García October 27, 2006
Dominica Sanz Sánchez November 1, 2006
Julio Sarabia Cerro July 23, 2006
Fernando Luis Savid García October 31, 2006
Mariano Scola Fernández August 1, 2006
Hortensia Semchs de Muñoz October 14, 2006
María Carmen Serra Rodríguez November 30, 2006
Dorothy Siegel August 29, 2006
Mercedes Silvestre Real October 7, 2006
María Angélica Solano de Montaña September 21, 2006
Juan Suárez Martínez August 18, 2006

Antonio Tansingco Obcena July 1, 2006
Esther Tapia Vda. de Roldán October 9, 2006
José Luis Tarquis Laforgue July 11, 2006
Milagros de la Torre Durán August 23, 2006
Roberto Mario Torres Ponce October 5, 2006
Helena Tovar de Hernández August 19, 2006
José María Treviño Muñoz October 25, 2006

Juan José Unceta Antón September 7, 2006
Martha Angélica Urzúa de Minakata December 3, 2006

María Teresa del Val Calleja October 13, 2006
Aída Valderrama November 3, 2006
Santiago Valdivieso Velasco September 20, 2006
Lorenzo Valverde Galán July 11, 2006
Esperanza Vargas Vda. de Paulino November 10, 2006
Josefina Vásconez de Hernández September 11, 2006
Nicasia Vázquez Manrique September 22, 2006
María Isabel Vega Navarro September 3, 2006
Francisco Velaochaga Miranda July 7, 2006
Maruja Velasco Ruiz November 6, 2006
Elba Velazco de Suárez September 14, 2006
Alejandro Velázquez Ramos October 27, 2006
María Ángeles Vicente Rodríguez October 1, 2006
Helena Alves Vieira September 5, 2006
María Dina Vierci de Finis October 27, 2006
Joan Vila Pujolar August 8, 2006
Narciso Villalba Verón November 8, 2006
María Luisa Villanueva Lecumberri July 25, 2006
María Soledad Villar y Sandaluce October 8, 2006
Francisco Vizcaya Canales December 23, 2006

Dionisia Yáñez Sevilla November 4, 2006


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

Rafael García Sánchez-Seco was born in Pastrana (Guadalajara, Spain) on November 20, 1927. He pursued his ecclesiastical studies in Toledo and was ordained a priest on May 30, 1953 by Cardinal Pla y Daniel, Archbishop of Toledo. One of the first priests of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross in Guadalajara, he was in the first graduating class of the School of Canon Law in the University of Navarra. His pastoral activity was carried out in Guadalajara, Alcalá de Henares and Madrid. He died as a result of an accident on October 14, 2006, while on his way to celebrate Holy Mass.

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

Juan Calvo Antelo August 9, 2006
Santos Cidad Muñoz July 4, 2006
Ángel Escandell Giménez July 4, 2006
Manuel Güedes Quintana December 1, 2006
Luciano Hijosa Villalobos October 2, 2006
Manuel Jiménez Caro October 10, 2006
Federico Marrades Bañuls August 1, 2006
Ricardo Martínez Carazo July 8, 2006
Ramón Núñez Martín October 7, 2006
José Aquilino Tamargo Menéndez August 16, 2006
Juan Tortajada Andreu December 23, 2006
Francis Turk August 29, 2006
Miguel Ángel Vigil Corripio November 15, 2006
Francis X. Wrenne August 23, 2006