El I Congreso general del Opus Dei (1951) / The First General Congress of Opus Dei (1951) [PDF]
Opus Dei celebrated its First General Congress in 1951, with a gathering for men in May and another for women in October. Gathered about the Founder, the Congress delegates examined development of the activities and apostolates of Opus Dei and determined
Francesc Castells +1 more
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El gobierno del Opus Dei en la década 1940-1950 / The Governance of Opus Dei in the Decade 1940-1950 [PDF]
The forties of the Twentieth Century were years of great novelties in Opus Dei. A few tens of members united without an ecclesiastical approval became two thousand associates at the end of the decade with a final approval for Opus Dei by the Holy See as ...
José Luis González Gullón +1 more
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Falange versus Opus Dei. Política y religión en la Posguerra española (1939-1945)
This article examines the construction of the Falange’s case against Opus Dei in the early years of Franco’s dictatorship. The first file is a 3-page document (16.I.1942), entitled «Confidential report on the secret association Opus Dei».
Díaz-Hernández, O. (Onésimo) +1 more
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Las Preces del Opus Dei: comentario histórico-teológico / The Preces of Opus Dei: a historical and theological commentary [PDF]
The Preces of Opus Dei are a particular form of prayer of the members of Opus Dei. The Preces were composed by Saint Josemaría in 1930 out of the litanic and antiphonal forms of the Roman rite. This article analyses the process of formation of the Preces
Juan Rego Bárcena
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La formación de las primeras mujeres del Opus Dei (1945-1950) / The Formation of First Opus Dei Women (1945-1950) [PDF]
The article focuses in the spiritual and religious formation of first Opus Dei women. The beginning of this kind of formation was not possible in the first forties years, because of priests absence to help the founder in this task.
Mercedes Montero
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Apuntes para una reflexión teológica sobre el itinerario jurídico del Opus Dei / Notes for theological reflection in relation to the Canonical Path of Opus Dei [PDF]
The author, reflecting on the canonical path of Opus Dei, shows how the founder defends the clear-cut secularity of Opus Dei members by overcoming the concepts of the “evangelical counsels” and “state of perfection”.
José Luis Illanes
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Las agregadas del Opus Dei, preparación y comprensión de la misión. España 1950-1955 / Associates in Opus Dei, the Preparation and Understanding of the Mission. Spain 1950-1955 [PDF]
The incorporation of associate members into Opus Dei began in 1950, following the approval of Opus Dei as a secular institute. This study focuses on the formation of the women who had applied for admission as associates in the first half of the 1950s in ...
María Eugenia Ossandón +1 more
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Ramona Sanjurjo Aranaz y los inicios del Opus Dei en Vigo (1945-2001) / Ramona Sanjurjo Aranaz and the Beginnings of Opus Dei in Vigo [PDF]
Ramona Sanjurjo Aranaz was born into a well-known family from Vigo (Galicia, Spain). She joined Opus Dei as a Supernumerary in 1948. She always lived in Vigo where she took care of her family and participated in the growth of the apostolate of Opus Dei ...
Francisca Colomer Pellicer
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Los obispos españoles ante el Opus Dei (1939-1946) / Spanish Bishops towards Opus Dei, 1936-1946 [PDF]
The relationship between the founder of Opus Dei and his collaborators with the Spanish bishops between the end of the Spanish Civil War in April 1939 and the first trip of Escrivá to Rome in June 1946 is explored. The issues discussed with the prelates,
Santiago Martínez Sánchez
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Los Agregados del Opus Dei: Historia de los comienzos / The Associates of Opus Dei: A History of the Beginnings [PDF]
After 1950, following pontifical approvals, single and married people of all walks of life were able to join Opus Dei. The celibate members now included the aggregates in addition to the numeraries. In this article, which is a prelude to a more extensive
Constantino Ánchel
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