This book presents about experiences of Christian people of nothern Europe countries, including Russia, who claimed to be members of misunderstood Opus Dei Society and fled their countries from political persecution to live in safer places. Initially, Opus Dei was open only to men, but in 1930, Monsignor Josemaria Escriv de Balaguer started to admit women, based on what he believed to be a communication from God. During the Spanish Civil War, this organization suffered from misundertanding of traditional Spabish Catholicism. Many Catholic priests and religious figures, including Escriv , were forced into hiding (the Catholic Church actively supported the Nationalist rebels). Opus Dei flourished during the years of the Franquismo, spreading first throughout Spain, and after 1945, expanding internationally. This Society does not have monks or nuns, and only a minority of its members are priests. Opus Dei emphasizes uniting spiritual life with professional, social, and family life. Members of Opus Dei lead ordinary lives, with traditional families and secular careers, and strive to "sanctify ordinary life." While some religious institutes encourage their members to withdraw from the material world, Opus Dei exhorts its members and all lay Catholics to "find God in daily life" and to perform their work excellently as a service to society and as a fitting offering to God. It teaches that work not only contributes to social progress but is "a path to holiness".