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St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

Contemplating the Voice of God | The Fourth Week of Advent

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.8610 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast, Fr. Javier del Castillo reflects on the Annunciation of the Lord, as told in the Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, and invites us to contemplate and imitate Mary’s listening heart. Our expectation, preparation, and contemplation are heightened during these final days of Advent– this is true both as we prepare for the coming of Christ at Christmas and as we prepare to receive Christ in the Eucharist. Looking to the example of St. Josemaria, Fr. Javier explains that we ca...

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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.

0:14.0

I adore you with profound reverence. I beg your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

0:22.6

My Immaculate Mother, St. Joseph, my Father and Lord,

0:28.6

my guardian angel, intercede for me.

0:48.3

In the Gospel of the Fourth Sunday of Advent this year, we read the account of the Annunciation, which is written by St. Luke.

0:55.0

How many times have we contemplated on this beautiful passage of the coming of our Lord into the world in the womb of Mary?

1:08.0

Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee

1:15.6

called Nazareth to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph of the house of David

1:21.6

and the virgin's name was Mary.

1:26.6

And when the angel had come to her, he said, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with

1:32.8

thee. Blessed art thou among women. Immediately these words reveal a listening heart, a listening heart of Mary, steeped in contemplation.

1:49.2

She is a virgin.

1:52.1

She is pure.

1:54.3

She is the representative of Israel that remains faithful. She is the remnant of Israel,

2:03.6

and she is the one ready to hear the Word of God

2:09.6

and put it into practice, and thereby become the mother of God,

2:15.6

as our Lord would say later on, commending her attitude.

2:24.3

Well, in this advent, we have to adopt the same kind of contemplative listening of our lady.

2:37.1

To be able to listen to the whisper of God that comes to us.

2:42.6

He's very... He's not loud. He's very subtle sometimes.

2:49.1

What the will of God is for us.

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