The Anniversary of the Erection of Opus Dei as a Personal Prelature of the Catholic Church

Making Friends With The Lord Jesus · Dec 4, 2023 · 30m

Last 28 November 2023, we celebrated the 41st anniversary of St. Pope John Paul II act of establishing Opus Dei as a Personal Prelature. It ended Opus Dei--The Work of God, in latin--as a secular institute since this last juridical recognition did not exactly fit the charism received by St. Josemaria Escriva on 2 October 1928. To accurately acknowledge that charism an evolution of thought had to happen in the Church regarding vocational callings to serve the Church in a secular manner. So, instead of vows, or what is more commonly known as the evangelical counsels, the nature of the…