From a Latin phrase meaning " the work of God." The informal name of The Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei. It is a very conservative Roman Catholic lay organization organized in 1928, whose members have a strong dedication to the Vatican.

a personal Prelature of the Catholic Church that helps ordinary

A personal prelature dedicated to spreading through society an awareness of the call to Christian virtue, awareness, and witness in one's life and work. Members are not of a religious order, do not take vows, but sometimes live in community.

divine offices, or the hours; eight services of prayers and psalms celebrated throughout each day by nuns and monks