The Work does not divert anyone from their own vocation

The theological and apostolic fact of the Work is therefore so special, and so different from the birth of a religious vocation and the condition of life which that vocation brings with it, that surely no one wishing to join Opus Dei would previously have thought of giving themselves to God in the religious state or of entering a seminary. We can truly say, therefore, that we do not draw anyone away from any of those other paths.

No minor seminaries or apostolic schools

The Work does not have, nor should it have (although we love them for others) minor seminaries or apostolic schools, where mothers, full of good desires – holy desires – take their sons from a very early age, to see whether, through living in a particularly suitable environment, the priestly or religious vocation can take root in them.

Conscious and free vocation

Those who ask to be admitted to the Work do so in the clear knowledge – since by that time they are more than old enough – of the personal dedication that the call to Opus Dei implies, and of the special apostolic mission that they are to carry out.

They ask to be admitted after maturing their decision slowly and freely; they make the decision in conscience, exercising their responsibility and knowing that they are free to decide either way, having understood the duties that they acquire by accepting God’s specific call to his Work.