Opus Dei

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O·pus De·i

(ō′pəs dā′ē, dā′)

A Roman Catholic organization founded in 1928, composed of both clergy and lay members and dedicated to fostering Christian principles at all levels of society.

[New Latin Opus Deī, work of God : Latin opus, work + Latin Deī, genitive of Deus, God.]

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Opus Dei

(ˈəʊpəs ˈdeɪɪ)

1. (Roman Catholic Church) another name for divine office

2. (Roman Catholic Church) an international Roman Catholic organization of lay people and priests founded in Spain in 1928 by Josemaria Escrivá de Balaguer (1902–75), with the aim of spreading Christian principles

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McCarthy of Nairobi asked the head of the Opus Dei to identify a suitable site for the church.

50 years on, St Paul's Chapel continues to serve

Josemaria Escriva, the revered founder of the Opus Dei.

Feast of Saint Josemaria Escriva

El autor (Buenos Aires, 1960), historiador y filosofo, es actualmente vicario general de la prelatura de la Santa Cruz y Opus Dei. Como bien indica en el prologo el actual prelado, Fernando Ocariz, <<al aplicarse este apelativo nostalgico de "ultimo romantico", san Josemaria queria sobre todo interpelar a quienes le escuchaban, para despertar en ellos ese mismo amor a la libertad que llevaba en el corazon>> (pp.

Mariano FAZIO: El ultimo romantico

WASHINGTON * Opus Dei, a well-known international Catholic organization, paid $977,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim in 2005 against a onetime high-profile priest.

Opus Dei settled sexual misconduct claim against US priest

Fernando Ocariz is the new prelate of Opus Dei (OD), succeeding Bishop Javier Echeverria who died Dec.

Church urges aid for victims of Mindanao floods, Tondo fire

The history of Warrane College, an Opus Dei university residence for students at the University of New South Wales, can be traced back to the 1950s.

WARRANE COLLEGE. THE DIFFICULT BEGINNINGS OF AN OPUS DEI UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE EN SYDNEY

DYA: La Academia y Residencia en la historia del Opus Dei (1933-1939)

Jose Luis GONZALEZ GULLON: DYA: La Academia y Residencia en la historia del Opus Dei (1933-1939)

El nombramiento por el Prelado del Opus Dei de un Vicario auxiliar.

La figura del Vicario Auxiliar, prevista por el derecho de la Iglesia para la Prelatura del Opus Dei

Opus Dei: An Archaeology of Duty Giorgio Agamben (IUAV University, Venice) Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2013, 140 pp.

Opus Dei: An Archaeology of Duty

MADRID -- The second most important figure in the Opus Dei order was beatified Saturday at an open-air Mass attended by tens of thousands of Catholics that sent Alvaro Del Portillo on a key step toward sainthood and illustrated how the once-secretive order has become more mainstream.

Opus Dei leader beatified; Sainthood process seen as normalizing of order

There are definitely shades of Opus Dei about this whole look wouldn't you say?

dressed in the dark

Saxum, the Latin word for rock, is a nick name of sorts given to the prayer "the Memorare" and to a man, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, who lived his life heroically and was the rock of Opus Dei. On September 27th, 2014, the Venerable Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, the second leader of Opus Dei, will be beatified.