Abide in Me

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Today on the podcast a reflection on the words of Jesus : “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me" (John 15:1-4). Jesus reserved these words ...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son of the Holy Spirit, amen.
0:03.6	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:10.4	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:13.7	I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:20.5	My immaculate Mother St. Joseph, my father, and Lord,
0:24.8	my guardian angel, intercede for it.
0:31.9	I am the true vine,
0:35.2	and my father is the vine dresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit he takes away.
0:48.3	And every branch that does bear fruit he prunes that it may bear more fruit.
1:00.0	Abide in me and I in you.
1:04.0	As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine.
1:12.8	Neither can you, unless you abide in me.
1:17.4	I am the vine, you are the branches.
1:22.0	You abides in me, and I in him.
1:25.2	It is that bears much fruit,
1:30.0	for apart from me you can do nothing.
1:38.4	These words were reserved only for Jesus' apostles.
1:42.8	I don't know if Judas was present,
1:47.0	but within the intimacy of the Last Supper, Jesus speaks to the apostles for the very last time.
1:56.0	The next day he will be crucified and killed on the cross.
2:03.1	This is his grand finale.
2:07.3	And being that perfect teacher, he reserves his most profound and moving words for his last evening with his apostles.
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