Opus Dei in Surabaya, Indonesia
A friend of ours has just gotten back from Surabaya, Indonesia, to help out in theAdministration of the Opus Dei Center in Surabaya called Darmaria. Here are a few lines she sent us:
“The whole trip was more than an occasion to help out in the Administration. I got to meet the well-loved Bishop, Msgr. Vincentius. I touched the piety of the people, enjoyed the warmth of their hospitality and friendship, and did a bit of interesting “jalan-jalan” (walking about), like food trips, heritage tour, water sports, going to the best zoo I’ve seen so far, and even catch “ubur-ubur” (jellyfish). I was accompanied by the girls who were such gracious tour guides and companions… They recently did a service project with the Singaporeans last April, to do tutorials, library clean-up and improvement, etc. Last July 25 , they celebrated the first anniversary of their arrival in Surabaya 
Christine and Sundari recounted their adventure in putting up Darmaria. The girls had fun with a trivia game for get-together…”
She shares with us the fun she had learning how to cook Indonesian food On one of her last days there, this was her status message:
- “Bubur for breakfast, soto ayam for lunch, beef rendang for dinner…”
Here are some shots of these dishes… Let’s makan!
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On one of the shots below, you’ll find Bishop Vincentius, one of those instrumental in bringing Opus Dei to Surabaya, Indonesia. On the other photo, you see the celebration of the 25th Ordination Anniversary of a Priest.
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For a collection of online articles about the expansion of Opus Dei to various new places, please click here:
http://www.opusdeialdia.org/200906153049/corea-rumania-e-indonesia-comienzos-del-opus-dei.html
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Nice to know this. Greetings from me, I am a cooperator from Bogor. I have been attending monthly recollections held in Jakarta. I enjoy helping OD. Hope someday diocese of Bogor will also have a center as well as Surabaya.
Hi, thanks for your comment! We’re praying a lot for the apostolic work in Indonesia. We count on you to connect the people that you meet to the activities in Jakarta and Surabaya.
baik
Hi, Rosie. For the sake of our readers, can you please explain what that means? Thanks. (Or perhaps Widodo Budi would want to explain, and teach us some Bahasa Indonesia?)
Very nice pic ^^
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I am very happy to see all the wonderful work being done in Surabaya. Hereagain, I encountered girls collecting ubur-ubur: Is this a clean up project for the beaches, or do these girls collect jellyfish for some other purpose?
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Hello Opus Dei in Indonesia! I would like to be able to buy a copy of the Way for my sister-in-law who is Indonesian and living in the UK. Can you tell me where I can get a copy and what other books by St Josemaria are available in Indonesian.
Many thanks
mary Hoare
I am so happy that you have brought Opus Dei to Indonesia. I will continiously pray for all your apostolic works and for all the women helping out in the center. My special greetings to a very good friend, Christine Arana. Hope everything is good.
Hi opus dei Indonesia, apakah sudah ada cabang/komunitasnya di Jakarta? Dimana alamatnya ?
Thanks Aliza.
I will answer Ratna’s question.
Hi Ratna,
Let me introduce you myself. I am Budi, a friend of St Paul St & Gabriel in Opus Dei. Yes, currently we have been almost 3 years in Indonesia. Our Center is located in Dioces of Surabaya but we also regularly hold activities in Jakarta. For women section, the activity is at the Chapel St Theresia Lisieux, Parish Maria Bunda Karmel (MBK) Kemanggisan. Please let me know your email address or mobile no (you can send it personally to me) and I will update you with activity’s schedule for women section.
What about semarang, central Java…??
when will opus dei visiting us??
please contact me if OD go to semarang. Thx
Apa lagi artinya Bhinneka Tunggal Ika dan Panca Sila? Saya menggerti dari kabar koran belanda bernama ” de Volkskrant ” ttg 22/02/1997 di Kalimantan
ada huru-hara di antara orang-orang Dayak dan orang-orang Maduro.
Ik vind het bijzonder spijtig om te moeten lezen dat uitgerekend in Surabaya een vestiging bestaat van Opus Dei,een zeer conservative groep binnen de Rooms-Katholieke kerk. In een mondiale wereld waar we thans in leven is geen plaats voor ultra conservatisme. Kijk naar de Islam en de wijze waarop de moslimas bejegend worden in de moslim wereld. Het is niet toevallig dat er op Bali,Jakarta moslim fundamentalisten aanslagen gepleegd hebben en raciale onlusten (Oost-Java)hebben plaats gevonden.
I feel sorry to learn that Opus Dei,a very conservative group within the Roman Catholic church,have an establishment in Surabaya.In a mondial world there is no place for ultra conservatism. Look to the Islam and the way how Moslimas are treated in the moslim world. It is not a coincidence that moslim fundamentalists are responsible for bomb attacks in Bali,Jakarta and that race riots in East-Java had happened.
Hi,
If you read a little bit of the history of Opus Dei, you will find that, in fact, it has always been a progressive force in the Church; instead of pushing for conservatism, it was the first to recognise that lay people were called to sanctity in the middle of ordinary work, that women were capable of governing themselves within an institution of the Church, that married couples were also called to levels of sanctity equal to that of religious orders…
I invite you to visit any Centre of Opus Dei, anywhere in the world, and contrast your concept of conservatism with what you may find there in person.
All the best!
Wendy
Saya membaca kabar tentang Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Negeri Perancis di kota Paris ada sasaran serangan bom.Ini sudah dua kali.Menurut saya kalau bangsa Perancis tidak bisa perbedakan di antara kefanatikan dan
pengalaman agama,dia harus mendapat pelajaran sedikit di Kedutaan Besar Republik Perancis di Jakarta.
Wat ik over de Opus Dei gelezen heb uit diverse bronnen waaronder een kwaliteitskrant, stemt mij niet tot optimisme.Bovendien is de Rooms-Katholieke kerk allesbehalve een progressieve kerk. Ik geef de voorkeur aan om mijn kritiek rechtstreeks aan het Vaticaan te adresseren.Overigens heb ik bij het Vaticaan daarover al mijn kritiek kenbaar gemaakt middels
e-mails.
What I have red concerning the Opus Dei from different sources among which
a quality newspaper,I am not in an optimistic mood.Besides the Roman Catholic church is far from a progressive church.I prefer to address my criticism direct to the Vatican.For that matter I already have stated my intentions at the Vatican by means of e-mails.