Our Perfect Mother

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.9 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2017

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

In this meditation, Fr. Peter Armenio, a priest of Opus Dei, invites us to come to understand the importance of the second most perfect gift that God has given us at the foot of the cross, the Mother of Jesus, the Queen of Heaven and Earth, is also our Mother. He explains through her Immaculate Conception, she had been prepared for the sole purpose of helping us become children of God worthy of being saints. This generosity of God can be seen as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary, October 13...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
0:12.0	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
0:25.8	and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful. My immaculate Mother St. Joseph, my father,
0:35.6	and Lord, my guardian angel into Seaflo.
0:43.3	Lord Jesus, as we center our attention on your true presence, we ask you to help us celebrate the second most important birthday of the entire universe.
1:00.9	The most important birthday we celebrate on December 25th.
1:08.2	The entrance of Jesus into our world. God being born as a man. Well, not as a man. That would be heresy.
1:24.7	He was born as a baby, just like you and I were born. You know,
1:29.3	can't see. Mushed head, kicking around, needs to be nursed, changed, asleep, eyes closed,
1:41.2	blind. I'm not a pediatrician, but I've picked up a few things over the years.
1:47.0	And the second most important birth, which is indispensable for the most important one,
1:54.0	is the birth of this baby girl who will be called Mary of Nazareth and then her title will evolve into the mother of Jesus
2:09.3	and ultimately she will become queen of heaven and earth. And this feast of Mary's birthday that we celebrate today
2:22.3	has tremendous personal connotations
2:26.3	because Mary's prerogatives,
2:30.3	Mary's qualities, Mary's gifts.
2:34.8	It's all about us.
2:37.7	The whole purpose of Mary, the whole reason for Mary
2:42.0	is for us personally.
2:45.5	And so we ask you, Jesus, help us penetrate
2:50.7	this tremendous blessing that has been showered on the world,
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