Pursuing Sainthood

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

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🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints on November 1, honoring both the known and unknown saints. In this podcast, Fr. Leo Agustina shares a reflection inspired by the lives of the unknown saints and challenges listeners to pursue sainthood in the world today amid the joys and trials of daily life. As St. Josemaria explains: “Don’t wait until you are old to start becoming a saint. That would be a great mistake! Begin right now, in earnest, cheerfully and joyfully, by fulfilling du...

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0:00.0	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:10.0	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:14.0	I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:21.6	My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my Father and Lord,
0:27.6	my guardian angel, in her seat for me.
0:32.6	Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up to the mountain.
0:44.3	Many times I wondered, how was the vision of Jesus Christ?
0:46.3	How did you see people, my Lord?
1:01.6	With eyes penetrating the reality of its soul, meeting people where they were at, encountering them with an embrace that was always welcoming, with an eye to see what was going on inside its soul.
1:14.0	See in the crowds, Jesus, how do you see me?
1:16.0	The gospel continues.
1:23.3	He sat down with his disciples, and he opened his mouth, and said,
1:27.3	blessed are the poor in spirit, for there is the kingdom of heaven blessed are those who mourn for they shall be
1:31.0	comforted blessed are the meek because they will inherit the earth blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
1:39.7	righteousness for they shall be satisfied blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
1:47.0	Blessed are the peer of heart, for they shall see God.
1:51.0	Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
1:57.0	Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness's sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
2:04.8	See in the crowds, you my Lord, bless them.
2:10.1	And I am part of the crowd, but that doesn't mean that I am in an impersonal way in front of you.
2:20.4	Today we're celebrating precisely the personal holiness of its saint.
2:27.2	In many churches, we have a few statues of saints.
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