Meditation One: The Canonization of St. Josemaria

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

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🗓️ 6 October 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Are you living with the desire to become a saint? In this podcast, part of our Day of Recollection resources for the month of October, Fr. Peter Armenio shares spiritual insights from his experience of attending the canonization Mass of St. Josemaria Escriva in 2002. Reflecting back on this historic moment, Fr. Peter looks at the impact the life of St. Josemaria continues to have upon countless people throughout the world and reminds us to live out the gospel message in the ordinary moments ...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
0:04.3	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:14.1	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:18.5	I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:28.0	My immaculate mother, saying,
0:29.8	Joseph, my father and Lord,
0:33.7	my guardian angel, and deceit for me.
0:37.5	I personally want to begin this time of prayer,
0:42.2	thanking our Lord and thanking the Blessed Mother for her intercession,
0:50.5	that I was privileged and honored and blessed to have witnessed St.
0:59.3	Jose Maria's canonization.
1:03.5	We want to draw lessons from the gospel, from the Holy Spirit, on occasion of the anniversary of the canonization of St.
1:19.9	Jose Maria.
1:24.6	Shortly after the canonization, the prelate of Opus Day at that time, Bishop Javier Echeverria, would invite
1:37.8	the faithful of Opus Day and those in contact with Opus Day to reflect on the canonization event, more than just a wonderful
1:50.6	memory and a good time, which certainly that was provided by that event.
1:58.7	What is the Lord saying to me?
2:04.3	And the fact that I was there, as the years rolled by, makes me more grateful,
2:13.6	since it was such a singular event, spectacular event.
2:19.7	I was going to say once in a lifetime, perhaps once in a century, and I was there.
2:28.8	And I asked the Lord, Lord help us draw lessons from that, speak to us through this anniversary, which is part of
2:39.1	the tradition of the church to celebrate feasts and draw resolutions and use the feast
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