Opus Dei

Work, family life, and other ordinary activities are occasions for spiritual union with Jesus Christ.

Life of Saint Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei.

Opus Dei provides spiritual formation aimed at helping people develop their spiritual life and apostolate. These activities are held in Opus Dei centers or in a church, office or private home.

Membership involves a commitment to receive spiritual formation from Opus Dei and to participate in its mission.

This essay on the vocation to Opus Dei may be of interest to those who are discerning a vocation to Opus Dei, to their families, or to anyone else who would like a more in-depth description of the vocation to Opus Dei. The author is a member of Opus Dei who is a professor at Seton Hall Law School. The essay was first published in 1994.

Diocesan priests may join the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross, a society that is intrinsically united to the Prelature of Opus Dei.

This is the Vatican document, issued by the Sacred Congregation for Bishops and approved by Pope John Paul II, that explains the fundamental traits of the Prelature of Opus Dei.