“Born for Greater Things”: Celebrating the Feast of St. Josemaria Escriva

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

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🗓️ 24 June 2025

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In our meditation of the week: On the 50th anniversary of St. Josemaria Escriva’s entrance into heaven (June 26, 1975), we reflect on the enduring legacy of his life and message. Msgr. Dolan explores the central theme of divine filiation - the foundation of Opus Dei’s spirit, and how it empowers ordinary Christians to become contemplatives in the middle of the world. Listen now to reflect on: • The moment in 1931 when St. Josemaria grasped his identity as a beloved child of God • How divine...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
0:06.0	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:15.5	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:19.2	I ask your pardon for my sins, and the grace to make this time
0:23.6	of prayer fruitful. My Immaculate Mother, St. Joseph, my Father and Lord, my guardian angel,
0:33.6	intercede for me. June 26, 1975.
0:42.0	It was 50 years ago that the good Lord called St.
0:44.6	Jose Maria to his heavenly reward.
0:48.8	This is an especially fitting moment for us to take stock of the ways in which this good and faithful servant has
0:56.5	changed our lives.
0:59.9	He has shown us a new style of life.
1:03.0	He has given us a new template for living a fully Christian life in the middle of the world.
1:11.6	It all comes down to turning everything we do into prayer.
1:17.4	From the earliest days of Opus Day, starting on October 2,
1:20.9	1928, St.
1:23.3	Jose Maria had an intense relationship with each person of the Blessed Trinity.
1:29.6	Then came those moments in the fall of 1931 when the Lord swept Jose Maria off his feet
1:36.5	with an extraordinary understanding of his divine filiation, that is, the fact that he was a
1:43.2	son of God.
1:45.7	That sense of divine filiation became the core of the Spirit of Opistei.
1:52.7	Jose Maria became permanently overwhelmed by his divine filiation, which had important
1:59.7	consequences.
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