Marriage: A Christian Vocation

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Through June 2022, in union with the whole Church, the St. Josemaria Institute podcasts, reflections and programs will be celebrating the topic of the Joy of the Family. This month, we will begin with a three-part series from Msgr. Fred Dolan offering a deeper reflection on the sacrament of marriage as a Christian vocation. Msgr. Dolan begins this series by sharing considerations from Pope Francis’ recent Letter to Married Couples for the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year. Drawing upon the exampl...

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:15.0	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:18.0	I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:25.1	My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my father and Lord, my guardian angel, intercede for me.
0:36.2	These blessed days of Christmas give us the special chance to observe and learn from Mary and Joseph,
0:44.3	as they encounter one unexpected event after another.
0:49.3	After the harrowing search for a place for his wife to give birth, St. Joseph had every right to be bewildered.
0:58.0	Just think of Joseph, talking things over with the Lord, and asking,
1:03.0	what next?
1:05.0	And then the next surprise.
1:08.0	A dire message delivered in the middle of the night.
1:11.6	Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,
1:17.6	Rise. Take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you.
1:25.6	For Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.
1:35.3	We ask Marian Joseph to teach us how to respond to the unexpected with faith
1:42.3	and with a rock-solid confidence in God's loving providence.
1:50.5	Life is, in its essence, a pilgrimage of faith.
1:55.0	The Holy Father just sent a letter to married couples for the year of the family.
2:00.5	It is dated December 26th and offers
2:03.6	powerful considerations for dealing with the current uncertainties. Pope Francis begins by citing
2:15.6	the example of Abraham, that giant of faith.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from St. Josemaria Institute, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of St. Josemaria Institute and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.