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Opus Dei (other)
Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei may also refer to: * ''Opus Dei'' (album), an album by Laibach * ''Opus Dei'' (book), a 2005 book by John L. Allen Jr. * ''Opus Dei'', prayers in the Liturgy of the Hours of the Catholic Church * Bibliography of Opus Dei, a list of publications about Opus Dei * Opus number, usage of "Opus" in classical music * Gothic architecture, uses "opus Francigenum" idiomatically and interchangeably * Opus Anglicanum, refers to fine needlework of Medieval England * Ora et labora The phrases "pray and work" (or "pray and labor"; ) and to work is to pray () refer to the monastic practice of working and praying, generally associated with its use in the Rule of Saint Benedict. History ''Ora et labora'' is the traditiona ... and similar phrases discussed such as laborare est orare See also * Magnum opus (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opus Dei
is an institution of the Catholic Church that was founded in Spain in 1928 by Josemaría Escrivá. Its stated mission is to help its lay and clerical members seek holiness in their everyday occupations and societies. Opus Dei is officially recognized within the Catholic Church, although its status has evolved. It received final approval by the Catholic Church in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. Pope John Paul II made it a personal prelature in 1982 by the apostolic constitution ''Ut sit''. While Opus Dei has received support from the Catholic Church, it is considered controversial. Laypeople make up the majority of its membership; the remainder are secular priests under the governance of a prelate elected by specific members and appointed by the Pope. As ''Opus Dei'' is Latin for "Work of God", the organization is often referred to by members and supporters as "the Work". Aside from their personal charity and social services, they organize training in Catholic spirituality appli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opus Dei (album)
''Opus Dei'' is the third studio album by the Slovenian and Yugoslav avant-garde music group Laibach, released on March 23, 1987 by Mute Records. It features "Geburt einer Nation" ("birth of a nation"), a German language cover version of Queen's "One Vision", and two reworkings of " Live Is Life" by the Austrian pop rock band Opus'. The Opus song became the German language "Leben heißt Leben" and the English language "Opus Dei". "The Great Seal" is the national anthem of the NSK State, the lyrics taken from Winston Churchill's 1940 "We shall fight on the beaches" speech. A new arrangement of the song appears on Laibach's seventh studio album ''Volk'' (2006), with the title "NSK". On ''Volk'', the song is credited to Laibach and Slavko Avsenik Jr. There are two further connections with Queen's ''A Kind of Magic'' studio album. Although the drum loop in "Trans-National" is nearly identical to that in Queen's "Don't Lose Your Head", it is composed in fact from samples from the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opus Dei (book)
''Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church'' is a book written by American journalist John L. Allen Jr. about the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, commonly known as Opus Dei, published in 2005. While the book received mixed reviews, there were more positive reviews than negative. Two journalists referred to it as "widely considered as the definitive book on Opus Dei." On the other hand, some said Allen "applied a daub of whitewash." Agenzia Giornalistica Italiana (AGI), a major Italian news agency, described his work as having an "empirical approach" and that his book is of "great historical and journalistic interest." Reviews Although a writer with some liberal leanings, being a regular contributor to the ''National Catholic Reporter'', John L. Allen Jr. was praised for his work by both members and ex-members, by conservatives and liberals. His harshest critic was Damian Thompson of ''The Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liturgy Of The Hours
The Liturgy of the Hours (), Divine Office (), or ''Opus Dei'' ("Work of God") are a set of Catholic prayers comprising the canonical hours, often also referred to as the breviary, of the Latin Church. The Liturgy of the Hours forms the official set of prayers "marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer." The term "Liturgy of the Hours" has been retroactively applied to the practices of saying the canonical hours in both the Christian East and West–particularly within the Latin liturgical rites–prior to the Second Vatican Council, and is the official term for the canonical hours promulgated for usage by the Latin Church in 1971. Before 1971, the official form for the Latin Church was the '' Breviarium Romanum'', first published in 1568 with major editions through 1962. The Liturgy of the Hours, like many other forms of the canonical hours, consists primarily of psalms supplemented by hymns, readings, and other prayers and antiphons prayed at fixe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliography Of Opus Dei
This is a bibliography of works about Opus Dei, also known as the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, which was founded by Josemaría Escrivá. By Opus Dei members and publishers * Alvaro del Portillo: "Faithful and Laity in the Church" The Bases of their legal status. Ecclesia Press Shannon Ireland 1972. Imprimatur: Michael Harty, DD, Episcopus Laonensis 29 April 1972. 1982 Statutes of Opus Dei��Latin and English (unauthorized translation) * —a French scholar's synthesis * —two canonists and a theologian study the juridical nature and history of Opus Dei * O'Connor, William: ''Opus Dei: An Open Book. A Reply to the Secret World of Opus Dei by Michael Walsh,'' Mercier 1991 * —a 5-year research in 10 countries conducted by a senior journalist and deputy editor of the ''Australian'' * John Coverdale: ''Uncommon Faith: The Early Years of Opus Dei (1928-1943),'' Scepter Publications, 2002. * —professor of anthropology explains various aspects of Opus Dei * * Franç ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opus Number
In music, the opus number is the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition, or to a set of compositions, to indicate the chronological order of the composer's publication of that work. Opus numbers are used to distinguish among compositions with similar titles; the word is abbreviated as "Op." for a single work, or "Opp." when referring to more than one work. Opus numbers do not necessarily indicate chronological order of composition. For example, posthumous publications of a composer's juvenilia are often numbered after other works, even though they may be some of the composer's first completed works. To indicate the specific place of a given work within a music catalogue, the opus number is paired with a cardinal number; for example, Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor (1801, nicknamed ''Moonlight Sonata'') is "Opus 27, No. 2", whose work-number identifies it as a companion piece to "Opus 27, No. 1" ( Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, 1800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Architecture
Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High Middle Ages, High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. It originated in the Île-de-France and Picardy regions of northern France. The style at the time was sometimes known as ''opus Francigenum'' (); the term ''Gothic'' was first applied contemptuously during the later Renaissance, by those ambitious to revive the Classical architecture, architecture of classical antiquity. The defining design element of Gothic architecture is the Pointed arch (architecture), pointed arch. The use of the pointed arch in turn led to the development of the pointed rib vault and flying buttresses, combined with elaborate tracery and stained glass windows. At the Abbey of Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, near Paris, the choir was rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opus Anglicanum
Opus Anglicanum or English work is fine needlework of Medieval England done for ecclesiastical or secular use on clothing, hangings or other textiles, often using gold and silver threads on rich velvet or linen grounds. Such English embroidery was in great demand across Europe, particularly from the late 12th to mid-14th centuries and was a luxury product often used for diplomatic gifts. Uses Most of the surviving examples of Opus Anglicanum were designed for liturgical use. These exquisite and expensive embroidery pieces were often made as vestments, such as copes, chasubles and orphreys, or else as antependia, shrine covers or other church furnishings. Secular examples, now known mostly just from contemporary inventories, included various types of garments, horse-trappings, book covers and decorative hangings. Manufacture Opus Anglicanum was usually embroidered on linen or, later, velvet, in split stitch and couching with silk and gold or silver-gilt thread. Gold-wound t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ora Et Labora
The phrases "pray and work" (or "pray and labor"; ) and to work is to pray () refer to the monastic practice of working and praying, generally associated with its use in the Rule of Saint Benedict. History ''Ora et labora'' is the traditional slogan of the Benedictines. This derives from Benedict's desire for his monks to have balanced lives, dominated by neither work nor prayer. St. Benedict's Rule prescribes periods of work for the monks for "Idleness is the enemy of the soul" (RB 48.1). Some orders applied the concept directly to farm work and became an element in the movement towards land reclamation from rot and agricultural development in Western Europe. Other orders, such as the Humiliati, applied the concept to the production of woolen cloth using wheels in the period prior to the Industrial Revolution. Modern examples The phrase expresses the need to balance prayer and work in monastic settings and has been used in many religious communities from the Middle Ages onw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
