![]() He said that people had always insisted that the oratories had to be done “with perfection,” with special care. One of the questioners was a Hindu man who had worked in the construction of the oratories of some of the centers of Opus Dei in Nairobi. On the 26th, in the esplanade in front of Strathmore University, he took part in a catechetical gathering with some 3,000 people and answered questions from those present. He was given an honorary doctorate and presented awards to the students who had finished their studies. The following day he presided over the graduation ceremony at Strathmore University. The Prelate of Opus Dei was in Kenya and Uganda at the end of August. Afterwards he went to the archbishop’s residence where he visited Valencia’s Archbishop Agustín García-Gasco. On Tuesday, July 11, at ten in the morning, he made a brief visit to the church of San Juan del Hospital to view a recently installed image of St. Josemaría and the construction site of the new church, scheduled to be inaugurated in the coming year. On the 10th he went to pray to La Virgen de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken) at her basilica, a traditional focus of Marian piety in the Valencian region he also visited the provisional site of a parish dedicated to St. He also had catechetical meetings with young people on the 10th in the Guadalaviar School in Valencia, and El Vedat School in Torrent, a few miles from Valencia. On the next day he had a similar meeting for men in the same place. A little later, at Valencia’s Trade Fair Pavilion, he had a get-together with a large group of women of the Prelature. On Sunday afternoon, after the Holy Father had begun his return trip to Rome, the Prelate had a meeting with the vicars of all the delegations of Spain, at the seat of the delegation of the Prelature in Valencia. On Sunday the 9th, the Prelate of Opus Dei concelebrated at the closing Mass of the Congress presided over by the Pope, together with many cardinals, bishops, and priests from around the world. ![]() Before the ceremony began, he was interviewed by a television network. In the afternoon, he took part in the vigil for the World Congress of Families. On the morning of the 8th, he went to the Cathedral to participate with many other bishops and priests in the welcoming ceremony for Benedict XVI. He arrived in Valencia on Friday, July 7. In addition, he met with faithful of Opus Dei in the Valencia region and visited a number of people suffering from illnesses. The Prelate of Opus Dei was present at the ceremonies. On July 8 and 9, the Fifth World Congress of Families was celebrated in Valencia, presided over by the Holy Father Benedict XVI.
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