A Reflection on the Anniversary of the Founding of Opus Dei (Oct. 2nd, 1928)

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

St. Josemaria Escriva, Opus Dei, Christianity, Spirituality, Catholic, Meditation, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Gospel

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🗓️ 4 October 2016

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Today on the podcast… Fr. Peter Armenio, a priest of Opus Dei, shares how St. Josemaria Escriva founded Opus Dei to build what he calls “a civilization of love” and to bring Jesus Christ, in a new way, into the very heart of the world amid a culture that is contrary to the Gospel. Fr. Peter tells the story of St. Josemaria’s calling to the priesthood when he was 16 years old, his inspiration for founding Opus Dei, and why he believed that the responsibility of extending the Kingdom of God wou...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the St. Jose Maria Institute podcast. On today's podcast, a reflection on the
0:05.4	anniversary of the founding of Opus Day. Father Peter Arminio, a priest of Opus Day, shares how
0:11.8	St. Jose Maria Escriva founded Opus Day to build what he calls a civilization of love, and to bring
0:17.1	Jesus Christ in a new way into the very heart of the world amid a culture that is contrary to the gospel.
0:23.3	Father Peter tells the story of St.
0:24.7	Jose Maria's calling to the priesthood
0:26.4	when he was 16 years old,
0:28.5	his inspiration for founding Opus Day,
0:30.8	and why St. Jose Maria believed
0:32.4	that the responsibility of extending the kingdom of God
0:34.9	would rest in the shoulders of lay women and men.
0:40.5	As we place our attention on Jesus truly present in the Blessed Sacrament,
0:47.4	we ask him to give us personal lights on this special topic of our prayer.
1:00.0	I will reveal the topic in a moment,
1:03.0	but this topic explains why all of us are in this particular chapel.
1:14.4	This topic explains it.
1:18.7	And the topic is an anniversary that will be commemorated
1:21.7	in a couple of days, October 2nd.
1:26.7	October 2nd marks the anniversary of a miraculous divine intervention
1:36.3	by which St. José Maria Scriva received a light on how to create a civilization of love.
1:51.6	That phrase civilization of love was coined by Pope Paul VI amid tremendous turmoil in the 60s and in the 70s.
2:08.6	Why does this anniversary explain why we're here? Well, this is a means of formation of Opus Day, and it started with this
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