Opus Dei, Liturgy, and Life.
Benedict speaks counter-culturally into our world when he says, "Nothing comes before the Divine Office" RB CH. 43. Worship comes first and essentially defines who I am as a person. As Psalm 100 puts it,

" Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is he who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture." We find our sense of being and meaning in Him as our Maker, Redeemer and Friend through the "Opus Dei", the "work of God."

Strictly speaking, this refers to the daily round of prayer offices called the Liturgy of the Hours. Benedict followed Ps. 119:164 literally: "Seven times daily I have sung Your praises". He instituted daily times of prayer which trace the themes of our spiritual life through the natural rhythms of the day (RB ch.16). Beginning with Lauds (Praise) before dawn, Prime followed at 6:00 am, Terce at 9:00 am, Sext at 12:00 pm, and None at 3:00 PM. Vespers was observed in the evening about dusk and the day ended at Compline ("to complete"). In addition, there was the Night Office: "I arose at midnight to confess to You" (Ps. 119:62). These services were to direct the monk's attention toward God and encourage union with Him. Indeed, the purpose of monasticism was and is union with God. They also are understood to have a formative effect on the soul. As Dietrich Von Hildebrand says, "The conscious, fully-awakened act of performing the Liturgy imprints upon the soul the Face of Christ" (L&P pg.16).

But this does not mean we are to be super-spiritual and spend all our time in church . The Opus Dei understood broadly is to encompass all we do. Because our true vocation is to live always in relationship with God, the Opus Dei is all of life, not just the formal worship of God. It is all an opportunity to become alert to, and aware of God.