Welcome to the St. Jose Maria Institute podcast. Did you know that listeners like you are helping to make these podcasts possible? Let us know that our podcasts are important to you by showing your support today. Visit st.JoseaMaria.org slash give. Today in the podcast, connecting with Christ through humility. Father Peter Armenio, a priest of Opus Day,

shows how the Christian life is a continual purification of our self-love

and a move towards perfect humility,

which is a key virtue to encountering Jesus Christ.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence.

I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

My Immaculate Mother St. Joseph, my father, and Lord, my guardian angel, intercede for me.

With your permission, Lord Jesus Christ, truly present with us in the Blessed Sacrament.

The topic of our conversation with Jesus is encountering him through the medium of humility.

And we ask the Lord, who's truly present and the

since the Eucharistic presence

is the best catechesis

St. Jose Maria

said that

the greatest act of

Jesus' humiliation is to

be a prisoner

behind that appearance of bread for one simple reason,

so that he could have an intimate relationship with all of us, individually, and serve us.

God has rigged up away so that we could have him all to ourselves. No wines, no tickets,

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