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St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

Preserving the Light of Christ

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.9645 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

The following meditation was recorded in front of a live audience. In this meditation, Fr. Peter Armenio explores the parables of the mustard seed (Matthew 13:31-32) and the sower (Luke 8:4-15), illustrating how God’s grace transforms small beginnings into extraordinary outcomes. Through these parables, he highlights the importance of receptivity to the Holy Spirit. He also reflects on the "vertical" and "horizontal" dimensions of love, symbolized by the cross. Prayer, as the ...

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0:00.0

In the name of the Father and of the Son of the Holy Spirit, amen.

0:02.8

My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

0:08.7

I adore you with profound reverence.

0:11.0

I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

0:16.0

My Immaculate Mother St. Joseph, my Father and Lord, my guardian angel, and to seed for me.

0:22.7

I would title this meditation as maintaining the light, preserving the light.

0:29.6

And there is, the Lord likes to give parables of all sorts, but he has a soft spot for seeds.

0:38.3

Seeing so many plants and so much farming, and he, as a professional carpenter, he would make tools for farming.

0:47.3

And so he's very familiar with the real world of that time.

0:51.3

You could tell by his parables.

0:53.3

And he likes to use the analogies of seeds.

0:59.0

One of the most noticeable one is the parable of the mustard seed.

1:05.2

The perfect example.

1:08.0

Another parable he set before them saying the kingdom of heaven, which is the kingdom of Christ,

1:15.3

the kingdom of joy, peace, justice, freedom, love, forgiveness, consolation, that's his kingdom.

1:22.6

You know, it's his presence, peace.

1:25.7

Another parable he set before them, saying,

1:28.0

the kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed.

1:32.0

Now, it's not a woman this time.

1:33.6

It's a man, which a man took and sowed in his field.

1:39.9

All right.

1:40.7

This indeed is the smallest of all seeds. Now let's just detain ourselves.

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