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St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

Encountering Jesus in the Eucharist

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.8610 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On April 23, 1912, at the age of 10, St. Josemaria Escriva made his First Communion. In this podcast, on the anniversary of St. Josemaria’s First Communion, Fr. Leo Agustina reflects on Christ’s presence in the Eucharist, and how the Eucharist shows us Jesus as he is and ourselves as we are. As we pray and contemplate the presence of Christ in the silence of our heart, we see that Christ seeks to redeem us and to transform our hearts so that we may imitate his presence in the world today. Hi...

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0:00.0

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

0:09.5

I adore you with profound reverence.

0:13.4

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

0:22.6

My immaculate mother,

0:25.6

St. Joseph, my father and lord,

0:27.6

my guardian angel, in her seat for me.

0:31.6

Some days ago, I was asked

0:34.6

by some kids at the school where I work, Father, what's your favorite miracle in the gospel?

0:41.3

And there are many that I really liked,

0:45.3

but I think there's one that stands out, which is

0:49.3

Jesus walking over the waters,

0:53.3

for many reasons, especially because I think it's very unique,

0:58.1

also because the apostles were lost.

1:01.1

It was dark.

1:02.7

There was a storm, and Jesus brought peace to them.

1:07.5

But later on, I was thinking that, in any case, more than miracles, what we all like about the gospel, or the encounters between Jesus and people, normal people like you, like me.

1:20.6

And today in this anniversary of the First Communion of San Jose Maria, it is good to meditate of our encounter

1:30.1

with Jesus Christ.

1:32.2

Every communion is a meeting with you, my Lord.

1:35.9

And again, in the gospel, I can learn how to treat you through human approach, through human reverence, with delicacy,

1:49.0

with a closer and maybe more friendlier approach than usual,

1:56.0

you can see our Lord dealing with sinners, like you, like me.

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