Opus Dei & the Virtue of Magnanimity

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Ninety years ago, on October 2nd, God showed Opus Dei to the young St. Josemaria Escriva. It happened in an instant, he fell to his knees dazzled by all that God had just showed him. On this anniversary, our desire is not simply to celebrate this milestone in the history of Opus Dei but also to learn from the operating system of this faithful instrument of God’s providence. To relive the path taken by St. Josemaria will help us to desire the virtue of magnanimity—greatness of spirit and large...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
0:08.0	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:18.0	I adore you with profound reverence. I ask your pardon for my sins,
0:28.6	and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful. My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my Father
0:36.0	and Lord, my guardian angel, intercede for me.
0:44.3	On this important anniversary,
0:46.3	we begin our prayer, this time of prayer,
0:49.3	with a powerful insight from Blessed John Henry Newman.
0:57.0	Great saints, great events, great privileges,
1:03.0	like the everlasting mountains, grow as we recede from them.
1:12.6	Speaking of great events and great saints, today marks that moment 90 years ago when the Lord
1:21.4	showed Opaste to the young Jose Maria Escriva. It happened in an instant
1:28.5	while Jose Maria was making
1:31.6	his yearly retreat in Madrid.
1:35.7	He was all of 26 years old.
1:39.8	He fell to his knees
1:41.5	dazzled by all that God had just shown him.
1:49.3	Our desire today is not simply to celebrate this milestone in the history of Opus Dei,
1:56.1	but to learn from the operating system of this faithful instrument of God's providence.
2:05.6	Back in 1992, Jose Maria was beatified by St. John Paul II.
2:12.6	And during a mass of Thanksgiving for that event,
2:15.6	Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger made reference to the long
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