Part One | An Introduction to the Holy Spirit

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

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🗓️ 23 May 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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A Spiritual Retreat on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit guides us through a deeper understanding of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and shares practical applications of how to foster these gifts in our prayer and conversation with God. “We should be aware of the work of the Holy Spirit all around us, and in our own selves we should recognize the gifts he distributes, the movements and institutions he inspired, the affections and decisions he provokes in our hearts” (St. Josemaria Escriva; Chr...

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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,
0:09.0	I firmly believe that you are here,
0:13.0	that you see me, that you hear me.
0:17.0	I adore you with profound reverence. I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this
0:27.6	time of prayer fruitful. My Immaculate Mother, St. Joseph, my Father and Lord, my guardian angel, intercede for me.
0:43.7	We have every right to be excited about this series of meditations on the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
0:51.8	After all, this gives us the chance to plumb the depths of this action of the third
1:00.0	person of the Trinity in our souls. And none of us needs to be convinced of the power, of the magnificence of that action.
1:10.0	These meditations are intended the power of the magnificence of that action.
1:20.2	These meditations are intended to help us to acquire a deeper, clearer knowledge of the Holy Spirit.
1:26.8	We can follow the advice of a very holy person who said, Seek the divine guest in the center of your soul.
1:33.3	Converse with him and listen to him.
1:39.3	That is our prayers we begin this series.
1:41.3	As we begin this time of prayer.
1:48.0	Come, Holy Spirit, come.
1:56.0	And from your celestial home, shed a ray of light divine upon each one of us.
2:03.6	In this first meditation, which is an introduction to the gifts of the Holy Spirit, a great place for us to start is the Catholic Catechism.
2:08.6	In point number 1830, we read,
2:14.6	The moral life of Christians is sustained by the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
2:23.2	These are permanent dispositions that make us docile in following the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
2:35.0	Permanent disposition. in following the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
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