On the Feast of St. Josemaria Escriva - June 26th (Rebroadcast)

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

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🗓️ 24 June 2016

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Today on St. Josemaria Escriva’s Feast Day (June 26th), Fr. Javier del Castillo reflects on the patron saint of ordinary life and his 41 years of intercession from heaven. What you’ll hear: - Why St. Josemaria said that he would be more useful after his death. - St. Josemaria’s favorite Gospel passage. - How God used footprints in the snow to call St. Josemaria to his vocation. - How St. Josemaria discerned the will of God. - Why St. Josemaria initially became discouraged when he went to Lo...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
0:05.0	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 beg your pardon for my sins, and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:20.0	My Immaculate Mother, St. Joseph, my Father and Lord,
0:25.4	my guardian angel, intercede for me.
0:30.7	Today we celebrate the feast of St. Jose Maria.
0:36.1	On June 26, 1975,
0:39.8	he went to heaven.
0:42.5	He went to heaven as he entered the room
0:46.2	where he used to work,
0:49.2	which was not his own office,
0:50.9	but the office of Blessed Alvaro,
0:54.0	his closest aid and right-hand man for many years.
1:04.0	Since 1975, St. José Maria has been very active from heaven.
1:11.6	In fact, he used to say that he was going to be more useful in heaven than on earth
1:19.6	because he would be able to be very close to all who were his children, his spiritual children, and all who turned to his
1:33.2	intercession. And that is all of us today. We who love St. Hosom Maria, who are friends of
1:41.3	St. Hosie Maria, or children of St. Hos Jose Maria, we turn to his intercession, his very powerful intercession.
1:51.3	He will help us in our ordinary work, in our ordinary path, in our ordinary duties, family
2:00.6	life, in order to sanctify it, in order to sanctify all
2:06.5	our lives so that we too can reach heaven.
2:11.9	That is our goal, and that is one of the paths that the Holy Spirit has wanted to be emphasized by Saint
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