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.

Because the feast of St. Jose Maria falls on June 26th. Every June, if you attend a day of recollection or an evening of recollection,

the second topic will be on the legacy of St. Jose Maria, since Opus Day was founded by St.

Jose Maria, and this is a formative activity of Opus Day, hence at least once a year,

we specifically pray about his legacy.

And I would say that we could consider every saint,

but now we're going to consider St. José Maria,

an evangelical sacramental.

A sacrament is an outward sign

instituted by Christ to give grace.

The meaning of the outward sign effectively works

produces its effect within the soul.

Sacramental is also a sign of Christ's power, of Christ's intervention.

And we garner grace through sacramentals like Holy Water or crucifix.

There's a certain sense of Catholic priests, especially if he's dressed as one, is a

sacramental of the high priest of Christ, or better yet a sacrament of the high priesthood of Christ.

And a saint is a sacramental of the life of Jesus.

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