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February 14: A new anniversary

"February 14, 1930 and 1943: Historic dates for Opus Dei"An historical account of A. Vazquez de PradaSpeaking about the paradoxes of the founding, saint Josemaría would say one day: “The foundation of Opus Dei happened without me; the women’s branch, against my personal opinion; and [...]
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February 14: Surprised and delighted. A new anniversary

"February 14, 1930 and 1943: Historic dates for Opus Dei"An historical account of A. Vazquez de PradaSpeaking about the paradoxes of the founding, saint Josemaría would say one day: “The foundation of Opus Dei happened without me; the women’s branch, against my personal opinion; and [...]
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February 14: Help me to give thanks

St Josemaria was surprised and delighted when, a few months after October 2, 1928, God made him realize that Opus Dei was also for women.
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No fear!

From October 2, 1928 onwards St Josemaria’s life had only one meaning: to fulfil God’s Will, to be a faithful instrument to open up the path to holiness in the middle of the world that God had entrusted to him. It was a path to [...]
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How Opus Dei came into being

St Josemaria recalls the dates of Opus Dei’s founding: October 2 1928, February 14 1930, and February 14 1943.
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New discoveries on Opus Dei founding

Historical Journal Studia et Documenta: Issue 3 just published. Historians and readers interested in the history of Opus Dei and its founder will find much to occupy their studies in Issue 3 (2009) of the journal Studia et Documenta, published March 2009. The majority of the [...]
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Priestly society of the Holy Cross

The Priestly Society of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei The Priestly Society of the Holy Cross, which currently has around 4,000 members, is an association of clergy intrinsically united to Opus Dei. It is made up of the clergy of the prelature, and other [...]
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February 14, 1930 and 1943: New lights on founding Opus Dei

From October 2, 1928, when St Josemaría clearly “saw” the mission God was entrusting to him, his life had only one meaning: to fulfill God’s Will, to be a faithful instrument for opening up the way to holiness in the middle of the world that [...]
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Significant dates: February 14, 1930 and 1943

St Josemaria did not like to speak about those more intimate moments in which Our Lord had made him know His Will. However, sometimes, following the express indication of the Holy See, or due to the insistence of the members of Opus Dei, he did [...]
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Historic dates for Opus Dei

On the morning of Tuesday, October 2, 1928, feast of the Guardian Angels, after celebrating Mass, Father Josemaría was in his room, reading the notes he had brought with him. Suddenly an extraordinary grace came over him, and he understood that our Lord was responding [...]
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