OPUS DEI

Opus Dei, which means "the work of the Lord" is a lay order founded by

Msgr. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer y Albas in Madrid, Spain in 1928. It

received approval by the Pope in 1950, and in some areas of the country is

a Catholic Crusade with almost Jesuitic fervor. Msgr. Balaguer calls it "a

way of sanctification in daily work and in fulfillment of the Christian's

ordinary duties." It has "opened up to the faithful a new way to sanctify

themselves in the world, in carrying out their ordinary work and in

fulfilling their personmal, family and social duities.

At the time of the death of Msgr. Balaguer in 1975, Opus Dei had 60,000

members.

POST VATICAN II

Because of what some consider the loss of zeal among the Jesuits in

defending papal Romanism, Opus Dei is sometimes championed as their

successors.

SECULAR JOURNALS

From DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER, 3/14/90. "OPUS DEI OPENS NEW UNIVERSITY IN

ROME. A college formed in 1985 by Opus Dei has been upgraded to a

University, the first institution of such rank to be created in Rome in 50

years.

"Opus Dei - Latin for God's Work - is an international organization of

about 75,000 lay members and 1,300 priests. All members are guided by the

organization in their spiritual activities."

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