Enkindling the Holy Spirit

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.9 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2022

⏱️ ? minutes

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“Make friends with the Holy Spirit. Don’t speak to him; listen.” Drawing upon this simple direction given to St. Josemaria in regard to his devotion to the Holy Spirit, Msgr. Dolan prompts us in this week’s podcast to deepen our personal friendship with the Holy Spirit and encourages us to strengthen our conviction that the Holy Spirit is as active and as powerful as ever. We, therefore, must cultivate the virtue of docility to follow His lead and practice the virtue of hope as we seek to ful...

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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.
0:11.0	That you see me, that you hear me.
0:14.0	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:19.0	I ask your pardon for my sins
0:21.2	and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:26.7	My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my father and Lord,
0:32.9	my guardian angel, intercede for me.
0:37.8	We have just celebrated the great day of the birth of the church, Pentecost Sunday.
0:45.5	And our hearts are filled with joy and wonder.
0:51.5	It is so powerful to imagine the apostles, other disciples,
0:55.0	surrounding Mary there in the upper room.
1:00.0	In those days, those hours leading up to the arrival of the Holy Spirit,
1:08.0	they were there in that upper room cowering,
1:12.6	afraid even to answer the door.
1:18.6	Suddenly, thanks to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit,
1:24.6	they are unstoppable.
1:32.3	Outside preaching, filled with the boldness of the Spirit.
1:42.3	Thanks to the inpouring, the outpouring, the influence of the Holy Spirit,
1:47.0	all the cowardice, the hesitation becomes a thing of the past.
1:53.0	The Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of strength, has made them firm, strong, and daring.
2:04.1	And in the words of St. Josimariah,
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