"Freedom: God's Gift to His Children"

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Today on the podcast… We are asked to evaluate our appreciation for the precious gift that God gives to us so generously; our freedom. Msgr. Frederick Dolan helps us to understand which actions of ours make us free and which ones will hold us back from being free. And as we consider our actions to remember that we are not self-created; that we are creatures of a loving God. He ends with encouraging us to call on our Mother Mary to obtain many graces for our country. Support the show THANK YOU...

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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.
0:12.0	I adore you with profound reverence. I ask pardon for my sins, and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:21.6	My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my Father and Lord,
0:27.6	my guardian angel, intercede for me.
0:30.6	These days, freedom is very much in the air.
0:36.6	In part because of this time of summer that we are celebrating, whether it be Canada Day, north of the border, or the 4th of July in the United States.
0:50.1	As you may recall, the current Prolet of Opus Day, Monsignor Fernando Okadiz, wrote at length about freedom in a letter dated January 9th, 2018,
1:03.0	in which he reminds us of important insights from the writings of St. José Mario.
1:10.5	During this meditation, we will weave a number of considerations from that letter
1:16.3	into our conversation with the Lord.
1:21.9	St. Jose Maria once said to us,
1:24.7	I will never tire of repeating that one of the clearest characteristics of the spirit of Opus Dei is its love for freedom and for the need to understand others.
1:41.3	In considering our freedom, it is of the utmost importance to get the starting point right.
1:50.0	Freedom rightly understood is a gift from God, our Creator.
1:58.0	Opus Day's prelate writes,
2:02.6	Unfortunately in many circles, there is great ignorance about what freedom really is.
2:10.6	Often, in illusory freedom without limits is aspired to, as though it were the ultimate goal of progress.
2:20.1	This form of freedom, sooner or later, reveals its emptiness.
2:27.0	Pope Francis wrote,
2:29.0	Some people think they are free if they can avoid God.
2:33.6	They fail to see that they remain existentially orphaned,
2:38.0	helpless and homeless.
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