LYSTERFIELD LAKE - Key Persons
The inspiration behind the educational vision of Lysterfield Lake College is St Josemaría Escrivá, a Catholic priest and founder of Opus Dei.
Opus Dei's mission is to spread the message that work and the circumstances of everyday life are occasions for growing closer to God, serving others, and improving society.
St Josemaría was inspired to found Opus Dei in 1928. In 1982 Pope John Paul II established Opus Dei as a Personal Prelature of the Catholic Church. It is currently in 66 countries, and its faithful come from all backgrounds and occupations. About 98 per cent are laymen and women, most of whom are married. Josemaría Escrivá was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992 and canonised in a ceremony in front of some 250,000 persons in St Peter's Square in 2002.