Teachings of Opus Dei

One of the distinctive features of Opus Dei is it's stress of lay spirituality - a spiritual life for lay people living an everyday life and doing ordinary work. Escriva takes decided position against the concept of having an interior spiritual life and a separate "not spiritual" professional, social, and family life. According to Opus Dei, Opus Dei's spirituality commits lay people to sanctify themselves in the same place where they were before they met Opus Dei a ...

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Teachings of Opus Dei, Teachings of Opus Dei - Lay spirituality in ordinary life, Teachings of Opus Dei - Love for freedom, Teachings of Opus Dei - Prayer and mortification, Teachings of Opus Dei - Charity and apostolate, Teachings of Opus Dei - Unity of life, Teachings of Opus Dei - Foundation: divine filiation, Teachings of Opus Dei - Opus Dei teachings and Vatican II, Teachings of Opus Dei - Studies about St. Josemaria's teachings

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The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, commonly known as Opus Dei (Latin for "Work of God") or Opus ("the Work"), is a prelature created by the Roman Catholic Church, composed of a prelate, secular priests, and lay people, whose mission is to spread the Catholic teaching that everyone is called to become a saint and an apostle. The Opus Dei Prelature "encourages Christians of all social classes to live consistently with their faith in the middle of ...

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• Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church
• Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview
• Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature
• Opus Dei - Vocation membership and training
• Opus Dei - Vocation and membership
• Opus Dei - Instruction and training
• Opus Dei - Doctrine demands and consequences
• Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies
• Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism
• Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis
• Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult
• Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder
• Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society
• Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy
• Opus Dei - Membership profile
• Opus Dei - Activities and work
• Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics
• Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?
• Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline
• Opus Dei - Footnotes

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Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies. Opus Dei's teachings have received both support and criticisms. John Paul II said Opus Dei "anticipated the theology of the lay state, which is a characteristic mark of the Church of the Council and after the Council." He described its aim as "a great ideal" and its message as both timely and timeless. Benedict XVI, three years before becoming Pope, said Escrivá's example and teaching is "an extremely important message… that leads to overcoming the great temptation of our time: the ...

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Opus Dei, Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church, Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview, Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature, Opus Dei - Vocation membership and training, Opus Dei - Vocation and membership, Opus Dei - Instruction and training, Opus Dei - Doctrine demands and consequences, Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies, Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism, Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis, Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult, Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder, Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society, Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy, Opus Dei - Membership profile, Opus Dei - Activities and work, Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics, Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?, Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline, Opus Dei - Footnotes

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Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies. Opus Dei's teachings have received both support and criticisms. John Paul II said Opus Dei "anticipated the theology of the lay state, which is a characteristic mark of the Church of the Council and after the Council." He described its aim as "a great ideal" and its message as both timely and timeless. Benedict XVI, three years before becoming Pope, said Escrivá's example and teaching is "an extremely important message… that leads to overcoming the great temptation of our time: t ...

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Opus Dei, Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church, Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview, Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature, Opus Dei - Vocation, membership, and training, Opus Dei - Vocation and membership, Opus Dei - Instruction and training, Opus Dei - Doctrine, demands, and consequences, Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies, Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism, Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis, Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult, Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder, Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society, Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy, Opus Dei - Membership profile, Opus Dei - Activities and work, Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics, Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?, Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline, Opus Dei - Footnotes

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Opus Dei - Vocation and membership. In "Vocation to Opus Dei as Vocation in the Church," F. Ocariz (Opus Dei in the Church 1994) says that within the common vocation of all Christians to become holy, the faithful of Opus Dei have a specific vocation of spreading the knowledge of the universal call to holiness, in the process of sanctifying their daily work. Through their vocation, the faithful of Opus Dei are equally members of a single portion of the Catholic Church, the "People of God." Opus Dei members, ...

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Opus Dei, Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church, Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview, Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature, Opus Dei - Vocation, membership, and training, Opus Dei - Vocation and membership, Opus Dei - Instruction and training, Opus Dei - Doctrine, demands, and consequences, Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies, Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism, Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis, Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult, Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder, Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society, Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy, Opus Dei - Membership profile, Opus Dei - Activities and work, Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics, Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?, Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline, Opus Dei - Footnotes

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Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy. From the critics' point of view, Opus Dei is a secretive, right-wing group interested in spreading a conservative ideology. From the point of view of Catholic officials, on the other hand, Opus Dei is God's Work performing a divine operation in society mobilising Christians to "put Christ on top of all human activities," by sanctifying their work. In Opus Dei: Leadership and Vision in Today’s Catholic Church, Messori says Opus Dei aims to improve humanity - ...

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Opus Dei, Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church, Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview, Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature, Opus Dei - Vocation membership and training, Opus Dei - Vocation and membership, Opus Dei - Instruction and training, Opus Dei - Doctrine demands and consequences, Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies, Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism, Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis, Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult, Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder, Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society, Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy, Opus Dei - Membership profile, Opus Dei - Activities and work, Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics, Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?, Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline, Opus Dei - Footnotes

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Opus Dei was founded by a Roman Catholic priest, Josemaria Escrivá, on 2 October 1928 in Madrid, Spain. According to his personal account, the founding of Opus Dei had a "supernatural character." On that day he "saw Opus Dei." In his own words, the mission of Opus Dei is: "to help those Christians who… form part of the very texture of civil society to understand that their life… is a way of holiness and apostolate. The one and only mission of Opus Dei is the spreading of this message which comes from the Gospel. And ...

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Opus Dei, Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church, Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview, Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature, Opus Dei - Vocation membership and training, Opus Dei - Vocation and membership, Opus Dei - Instruction and training, Opus Dei - Doctrine demands and consequences, Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies, Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism, Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis, Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult, Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder, Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society, Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy, Opus Dei - Membership profile, Opus Dei - Activities and work, Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics, Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?, Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline, Opus Dei - Footnotes

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One of the central teachings of the Catholic Church's Second Vatican Council is that "All the faithful, whatever their condition or state, are called by the Lord, each in his own way, to that perfect holiness whereby the Father Himself is perfect (Mt 5:48)." "It belongs to the laity to seek the kingdom of God by engaging in the affairs of the world and directing them according to God's will." According to José Cardinal Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, "the message of St Josemaría belongs to the ...

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Opus Dei, Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church, Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview, Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature, Opus Dei - Vocation membership and training, Opus Dei - Vocation and membership, Opus Dei - Instruction and training, Opus Dei - Doctrine demands and consequences, Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies, Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism, Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis, Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult, Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder, Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society, Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy, Opus Dei - Membership profile, Opus Dei - Activities and work, Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics, Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?, Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline, Opus Dei - Footnotes

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According to John Paul II, Opus Dei is an institution which "has in fact striven not only to illuminate with new lights the mission of the laity in the Church and in society, but also to put it into practice. It has also endeavored to put into practice the teaching of the universal call to holiness, and to promote at all levels of society the sanctification of ordinary work, and by means of ordinary work." In his Apostolic Constitution Ut Sit, John Paul II established Opus Dei as a personal prelature of the Catholic ChurchSee also:

Opus Dei, Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church, Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview, Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature, Opus Dei - Vocation membership and training, Opus Dei - Vocation and membership, Opus Dei - Instruction and training, Opus Dei - Doctrine demands and consequences, Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies, Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism, Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis, Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult, Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder, Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society, Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy, Opus Dei - Membership profile, Opus Dei - Activities and work, Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics, Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?, Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline, Opus Dei - Footnotes

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Opus Dei - Vocation and membership. In "Vocation to Opus Dei as Vocation in the Church," F. Ocariz (Opus Dei in the Church 1994) says that within the common vocation of all Christians to become holy, the faithful of Opus Dei have a specific vocation of spreading the knowledge of the universal call to holiness, in the process of sanctifying their daily work. Through their vocation, the faithful of Opus Dei are equally members of a single portion of the Catholic Church, the "People of God." Opus Dei members, ...

See also:

Opus Dei, Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church, Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview, Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature, Opus Dei - Vocation membership and training, Opus Dei - Vocation and membership, Opus Dei - Instruction and training, Opus Dei - Doctrine demands and consequences, Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies, Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism, Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis, Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult, Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder, Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society, Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy, Opus Dei - Membership profile, Opus Dei - Activities and work, Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics, Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?, Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline, Opus Dei - Footnotes

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William E May, professor of moral theology at the Catholic University of America, writes that the Second Vatican Council, took from Escriva the teaching that men and women are called to be saints in the midst of everyday life and cites a passage from Lumen gentium by pope Paul VI. which expresses that idea. ^ On the other hand, Henri Denis, professor for dogmatics at the University of Lyon and specialist regarding Vatican II theology declares the teachings of Vatican II ...

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Teachings of Opus Dei, Teachings of Opus Dei - Lay spirituality in ordinary life, Teachings of Opus Dei - Love for freedom, Teachings of Opus Dei - Prayer and mortification, Teachings of Opus Dei - Charity and apostolate, Teachings of Opus Dei - Unity of life, Teachings of Opus Dei - Foundation: divine filiation, Teachings of Opus Dei - Opus Dei teachings and Vatican II, Teachings of Opus Dei - Studies about St. Josemaria's teachings

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