{"id":6676,"date":"2026-07-14T20:57:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/tenth-anniversary-of-carmen-hernandezs-dies-natalis\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T00:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:53:44","slug":"tenth-anniversary-of-carmen-hernandezs-dies-natalis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/en\/tenth-anniversary-of-carmen-hernandezs-dies-natalis\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenth Anniversary of Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s \u201cdies natalis\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da006f7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5f91da006f7\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-israel-einkarem-web.jpg\" alt=\"The Servant of God Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez at the site of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary to her relative Elizabeth. Ein Karem, Israel, October 7, 1963\" class=\"wp-image-5964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-israel-einkarem-web.jpg 823w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-israel-einkarem-web-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-israel-einkarem-web-768x933.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July 19, 2016, was one of the hottest days of that summer in Madrid. Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez, after a long illness, had entered her final moments the day before, falling into a sort of coma. Kiko Arg\u00fcello arrived at noon to see her before she died and said, \u201c<strong>It was very moving to me that she waited for me to arrive, so I could kiss her and say, \u2018Courage,\u2019 and after I gave her a little kiss, she passed away.<\/strong>\u201d It was a quarter to five in the afternoon. Fr. Mario Pezzi also arrived that afternoon.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we heard the news, those of us who had known Carmen for so many years were overcome not so much by a sense of shock\u2014as one might feel when a loved one dies\u2014but rather by a sense of serenity, because Carmen had reached her destination: eternal rest with the Lord, of whom she had spoken to us so many times.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da01025&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5f91da01025\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-equipo-internacional-camino-kiko-mario-1981-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"International itinerant team of the Neocatechumenal Way. Fr. Mario Pezzi, Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez, and Kiko Arg\u00fcello, 1981\" class=\"wp-image-5978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-equipo-internacional-camino-kiko-mario-1981-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-equipo-internacional-camino-kiko-mario-1981-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-equipo-internacional-camino-kiko-mario-1981-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-equipo-internacional-camino-kiko-mario-1981-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-equipo-internacional-camino-kiko-mario-1981.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fr. Mario Pezzi, Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez, and Kiko Arg\u00fcello. 1981<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For nearly <strong>two full days, day and night, there was a vigil and prayer<\/strong>\u00a0at the house on Samar\u00eda Street, with her body present. This brought great comfort to her family, those close to her, and members of the Neocatechumenal communities and parishes. Yes, her passing saddened us, but there was also a \u201cjoy and eternal hope\u201d that Carmen was still alive\u2014now in the Father\u2019s house, with her \u201cBeloved,\u201d as she repeated in her journals like a refrain, referring to Jesus: \u201cMy Jesus, my love, my Beloved, I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da012f0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da018a6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5f91da018a6\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" 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12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Funeral of Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez at the Cathedral of Madrid, Spain. July 21, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking back on that moment and reflecting on the events of the past ten years, one experiences a sort of dizziness, <strong>because a vast number of documents come to mind<\/strong>: letters, planners, notebooks, diaries, catechesis sessions, and retreats\u2014both audio recordings and transcripts\u2014as well as trips, testimonies, and so on. What an intense life Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez led! It became even more intense when the Lord united her, in her mission, with Kiko Arg\u00fcello! In the decade since her death, a beautiful mosaic of documents has unfolded before our eyes\u2014like precious tesserae\u2014reflecting \u201cthe ineffable work of art\u201d that the Lord has created in her life and in the form of Christian initiation known as the Neocatechumenal Way.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few months after her death, people began to gather all the documents related to her life. What a surprise! Carmen had kept all kinds of documents: in a leather suitcase and on the shelves of her bookcases, they found all her diaries, in which she had written down, day by day, what she had done that day, what the liturgy had taught her, and other thoughts. That suitcase also contained hundreds of letters she had written or received, some of them neatly organized; in addition, there was a large number of notes and outlines for catechesis, as well as annotations with a high degree of theological depth.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her remarks at meetings and gatherings, as well as her admonitions and catechesis\u2014all transcribed over the course of his many years of evangelization\u2014were added to the vast amount of documentation we began to collect and classify.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visits to her grave<\/strong>, which grew in number each year, and the emergence of people who recounted and wanted to put in writing their experiences of meeting Carmen, opened up a new source of material: <strong>the testimonies and statements of witnesses<\/strong> who had known her and were grateful for her life. And to top it all off, people began to<strong> pray to God through Carmen\u2019s intercession<\/strong> in times of illness, suffering, failure, or minor setbacks in life.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da03b48&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5f91da03b48\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/camino-neocatecumenal-tumba-carmen-hernandez-seminario-redemptoris-mater-madrid-cabecera-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"Grave of Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Madrid, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-6250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/camino-neocatecumenal-tumba-carmen-hernandez-seminario-redemptoris-mater-madrid-cabecera-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/camino-neocatecumenal-tumba-carmen-hernandez-seminario-redemptoris-mater-madrid-cabecera-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/camino-neocatecumenal-tumba-carmen-hernandez-seminario-redemptoris-mater-madrid-cabecera-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/camino-neocatecumenal-tumba-carmen-hernandez-seminario-redemptoris-mater-madrid-cabecera.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grave of Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Madrid, Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All this reputation for holiness and the reports of miracles prompted us to ask the Archdiocese of Madrid whether the time had come to consider opening a Cause for Beatification and Canonization. Since the answer I received was clearly positive, we continued with even greater enthusiasm on the path we had begun\u2014that is, we had to collect, organize, index, classify, and archive \u201ceverything\u201d related to Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez and the work that God had accomplished through her. No big deal! Well, let\u2019s get to work. A small group of us, working entirely on a voluntary and altruistic basis, set to work on this task in our spare time.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working on this project has been a fascinating experience, because it has allowed us to discover many facets of Carmen that we knew little about or were even completely unaware of:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; <strong>Her profound love for Jesus Christ, her intimacy with Him, and her almost constant \u201cdialogue\u201d with the Lord.<\/strong> Her love for the Virgin Mary, whom she regarded as her mother. The events of her life were described from a theological perspective; that is, Carmen constantly sought to do God\u2019s will and wanted to know what God\u2019s plan was for her so that she could carry it out.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; <strong>Her love for the Church, her closeness to and total obedience to the popes,<\/strong> which also extended to the bishops and priests. She did not want to start any new movement, nor to found a new religious order, nor a specialized group within the parish; she wanted \u201conly the Church\u201d\u2014to revitalize the Church and to revitalize the faith of Christians, which comes from Baptism. For this reason, God granted her, together with Kiko Arg\u00fcello, the privilege of being the initiator of a Journey of rediscovery of Baptism.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da03ece&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da0444b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5f91da0444b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"5977\" src=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carmen-hernandez-pablo-vi-audiencia-1977-2.jpg\" alt=\"Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez. 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Above all, she loved the Office of Readings, which she called \u201cMatins,\u201d and which she recited at dawn because she said its psalms were \u201cvery existential.\u201d She never missed a single hour of the Liturgy of the Hours, even while traveling or on the go.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Her <strong>love for the sacraments, especially the Eucharist<\/strong>, which she received every day, and her love for the <strong>Sacrament of Penance<\/strong>. Carmen devoted many years to studying these two sacraments, drawing on the finest Catholic books and the most knowledgeable theologians. She also delved into the Jewish roots of Christianity.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Her love for <strong>the Holy Scriptures<\/strong>, which she knew inside and out, and with which she would spend hours and hours, reading and rereading passages, uncovering countless nuances and meanings. Carmen\u2019s Bibles are underlined over and over again: it\u2019s striking to see how \u201cworn and underlined\u201d they are.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez was a <strong>tireless student of the Catholic Faith, drawing on the Church Fathers and the entire Tradition of the Magisterium<\/strong>; her libraries contain more than 4,500 religious books and hundreds of theological journals. She listened to Vatican Radio daily and read *L\u2019Osservatore Romano* (underlining and\/or clipping out the most interesting articles) in both the daily Italian edition and the weekly Spanish edition. She followed all the popes\u2019 speeches.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; As part of her preparation to become a missionary, Carmen wanted to travel to the <strong>Holy Land as a pilgrim<\/strong>. She made her first trip there in 1963\u20131964, but returned countless times, because she considered it essential to set foot on and get to know the land where Christ had spent the years of his earthly life. For this reason,<strong> she has passed on this great love for the Holy Places<\/strong>\u2014along with her knowledge of the traditions of the Jewish people and their liturgical feasts\u2014to thousands upon thousands of people. 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\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez in Bethlehem and at the Holy Sepulcher, 1963\u20131964<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; She emphasized, in various ways, the importance of women in the Church, in the family, and in society, because God has given women \u201cthe factory of life,\u201d which is their womb. It is the place where God gives life to every human being\u2014unique and original\u2014and women carry that life in their wombs and give it \u201cbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; <strong>She had a special love for the \u201clost sheep\u201d<\/strong>\u2014that is, for those who were suffering, or for anyone going through difficult times or facing a crisis; Carmen would call them and encourage them to rediscover Jesus Christ through the sacraments, the Word, and prayer,<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All these detailed accounts of Carmen\u2019s life bore fruit: Cardinal Carlos Osoro, then Archbishop of Madrid\u2014who had jurisdiction over the matter because it was the diocese where Carmen had died\u2014accepted on <strong>July 19, 2021, five years after her death, the petition<\/strong> to open the Cause for Beatification and Canonization, known as the \u201cSupplex libellus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next, a diocesan tribunal was formed, consisting of the Episcopal Delegate for the Causes of Saints, Fr. Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, the Promoter of Justice, and the Notary Actuary, to begin taking statements from the elderly individuals who had known Carmen, so that their testimony would not be lost. A <strong>Historical Commission was also formed, chaired by Fr. Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, a priest and parish pastor in Valencia, to search through and collect, from as many archives as possible, any documents referring to Carmen. In total, 59 collections from 47 archives and libraries\u2014located in 21 different cities across 9 different countries\u2014were consulted.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On December 4, 2022, at Francisco de Vitoria University in Madrid, the official opening ceremony for the Cause for Beatification and Canonization of Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez\u2014who could already be called a Servant of God\u2014took place<\/strong>. From that moment on, statements were taken from more than one hundred witnesses from a wide variety of backgrounds and walks of life. The written documents continued to be classified, studied, and archived. The total number of documents reached approximately <strong>2,500, comprising some 25,000 pages<\/strong>. Books about her life began to be published: A first biography, very comprehensive and well-documented, has already been translated into 12 languages: Spanish, Italian, French, English, Polish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Russian, Croatian, and Swedish. 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Dec. 4, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her reputation for holiness and for performing miracles was also reflected in the thousands upon thousands of people who go to pray at her tomb for her eternal rest, as well as to ask for or give thanks for favors and graces obtained through her intercession. The number has now surpassed 120,000 people from more than 100 different countries around the world, who come individually, with their families, or in small or large groups. They include members of the Neocatechumenal Way and, increasingly, people who are not members but have heard of Carmen. A large portion of the petitions to God made through Carmen\u2019s intercession concern difficulties related to pregnancies, childbirth, and children, as well as other family situations.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This entire diocesan investigation into the life, virtues, and reputation for holiness of Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez concluded with the preparation of the final proceedings, which comprised 25,000 pages and several printed volumes\u2014in the original and two copies\u2014that were packed into 70 boxes. 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A copy of these minutes was retained in the Diocesan Archives of the Archdiocese of Madrid, and the rest were sent to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints at the Holy See. <strong>The boxes arrived at the Dicastery on June 18, 2026<\/strong>. In this Roman phase of the process, the next step will be to open the boxes for a detailed examination.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da0b4ec&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da0ba81&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5f91da0ba81\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What an intense and fruitful time these past ten years since Carmen\u2019s death have been! Now, on this tenth anniversary, we are entering a new phase in which the Church will continue its careful and wise discernment to evaluate the life, virtues, and reputation for holiness of Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez. The Church has the final say.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in the meantime, we are left with the clear example of an extraordinary woman who spoke with great freedom, who was ahead of her time, and who loved Jesus Christ and the Church deeply. Her life was shaped by itinerant evangelization: for 52 years, she proclaimed Jesus Christ and the Gospel alongside Kiko Arg\u00fcello, traveling more than 3 million kilometers by plane (equivalent to 77 trips around the Earth), devoting and wearing herself out\u2014often without strength or good health\u2014and following only \u201cthe footsteps\u201d that Jesus Christ had set before her.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiko recently said: \u201cCarmen has always had the good of the Church at heart. She was a theologian constantly engaged in research and inquiry. Her entire life was marked by her love for Christ and for the Church\u2019s mission.\u201d Let us pray that, during this Roman phase of her Cause for Beatification and Canonization, the Church may confirm to us that she is already enjoying the Lord\u2019s presence for all eternity.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ten years after her death, her reputation for holiness continues to grow day by day.<\/strong> Proof of this is that on this tenth anniversary of her death, thousands of brothers and sisters on the Way and other faithful from all five continents will gather on Sunday, July 19, beginning with First Vespers, to celebrate the Eucharist and give thanks to God for the life and example of this tireless missionary, Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez. In many dioceses, the bishops will preside over this Mass.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da0cbb0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5f91da0cbb0\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-lisboa-buraca-portugal-1976-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-lisboa-buraca-portugal-1976-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-lisboa-buraca-portugal-1976-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-lisboa-buraca-portugal-1976-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-lisboa-buraca-portugal-1976.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carmen and Kiko in Lisbon, Portugal. 1976<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this anniversary, we have selected the following entries from one of her diaries:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cEven if I were to thank you for all eternity, I could never express even a fraction of the gratitude I feel for the deeply felt vocation You have placed within me\u2014one I never doubted for even a second, despite all my failings. It is Yours, and to You I wish to surrender myself. Watch over me for the time I have left in this exile, and my dearest Mother, let my heart burst before I ever look back. Let this exile end soon so that I may give myself to You.\u201d \u201cDo not allow, my Jesus, anyone but YOU to fill me\u2014for my whole life. Keep me very close to You and love me, for I long for love until I die.\u201d (Diaries 1950)<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\"><strong>Carlos Metola<\/strong><br \/><strong>Postulator for the Cause of<\/strong><br \/><strong>Beatification and Canonization<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ANNEX:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some statistics about Carmen&#8217;s life, before and after her death.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; More than 50 years of continuous evangelization.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 56 countries where he has held meetings and gatherings<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 300 cities visited across 5 continents<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 3 million kilometers traveled by plane (77 times around the Earth)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 12 books published about his life and work, translated into the major languages.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; About 120,000 people have visited her grave.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; About 80,000 entries in the tomb&#8217;s guest books<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; About 5,200 messages of appreciation and thanks received by mail or email.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Books Published About Carmen (in Various Languages)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez Barrera, \u201cDiaries 1979\u20131981,\u201d edited by J. Sotil and E. Pasotti, BAC, Madrid 2017 <em>(in Spanish, Italian, French, English, Polish, Portuguese, Croatian, Korean, Hungarian, and Russian).<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez Barrera, \u201cThe Necessity of Prayer in the Thought of Pius XII,\u201d edited by R. Orozco and A. Carrascosa, Descl\u00e9e de Brouwer, Bilbao 2024 <em>(in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish)<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Aquilino Cayuela, \u201cCarmen Hern\u00e1ndez: Biographical Notes,\u201d BAC, Madrid 2021 <em>(in Spanish, Italian, French, English, German, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Croatian, Russian, and Swedish)<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Giorgio Ricci, \u201cJudeo-Christian Symbols Between Science and Faith: Reflections with Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez,\u201d Chirico, Naples 2021 <em>(in Italian, Spanish, and English).<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Francesco G. Voltaggio &#8211; Paolo Alfieri, \u201cAll My Springs Are in You: The Servant of God Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez in the Holy Land (1963\u20131964),\u201d BAC, Madrid 2023 <em>(in Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese, Polish, and Arabic).<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez Salda\u00f1a, *Women from Soria in History*, Soria Edita, 2023 (with a chapter dedicated to the Servant of God Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez Barrera).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Gianfranco Santini, \u201cA Saint as a Friend: Seven Stories,\u201d Tau Editrice, Todi (Perugia) 2024.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Josefina Ram\u00f3n Bern\u00e1, \u201cUndivided Heart: Mission and Virginity in Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez,\u201d BAC, Madrid 2025 <em>(in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, English, German, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, Czech, Romanian, Swedish, and Croatian).<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Charlie Metola, Isabel Banderas, \u201cThe Servant of God Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez: Her Life and Mission in 50 Questions,\u201d BAC, Madrid 2025 <em>(in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, English, and German).<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Jos\u00e9 Casas \u2013 Jorge Borrell. \u201cLight and Darkness, Bless the Lord: The Servant of God Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez Barrera in Barcelona (1962\u20131964).\u201d A Brief Historical Study. Descl\u00e9e de Brouwer, Bilbao 2026.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a5f91da0d99b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a5f91da0d99b\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"631\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-funeral-catedral-madrid-2016-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-funeral-catedral-madrid-2016-2.jpg 371w, https:\/\/carmenhernandez.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/carmen-hernandez-camino-neocatecumenal-funeral-catedral-madrid-2016-2-176x300.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Funeral of Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez , July 21, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 19, 2016, was one of the hottest days of that summer in Madrid. Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez, after a long illness, had entered her final moments the day before, falling into a sort of coma. 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