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St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Escriva: An Envelope with Terrific Content

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.9644 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In our meditation of the week: Fr. Peter Armenio reflects on the life and mission of St. Josemaria Escriva, describing him as an “envelope with terrific content,” a reference to his profound spiritual legacy. Fr. Peter focuses especially on St. Josemaria’s love for the Eucharist and how he transmitted that love to others. Listen now to reflect on: How St. Josemaria centered his life on the Eucharist, calling it the source of strength for Christian life and apostolate.Why the laity, living in...

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

0:04.1

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

0:12.6

I adore you with profound reverence.

0:16.2

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

0:23.0

My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my father, and Lord, my guardian angel,

0:26.8

intercede for me.

0:31.6

Lord Jesus, with your permission, truly present with us in the blessed sacrament,

0:38.2

and ultimately, we want to use St. Jose Maria.

0:47.1

He was referred to as an envelope with terrific content.

0:56.0

And I think Pope Benedict said that you open up the envelope,

1:00.0

take the content, and toss it aside.

1:04.0

I think that came from Saint-Hose-Marie.

1:08.0

And part of that great content in that envelope that he associated himself with

1:14.7

is this devotion to the Lord in the Eucharist. The true presence of Jesus' sacrifice, which is the

1:23.8

mass. The sacrifice of Calvary is brought to the present, true presence,

1:31.0

and the true presence of the resurrected Christ

1:34.2

that we're adoring right before our very eyes.

1:38.2

That was made this teaching, part of this teaching,

1:41.9

was that the Eucharist is the summit of a Christian's life.

1:49.0

That everything is derived from the Eucharist, the power source of love, the power source of bearing cross, the power source of wisdom and transformation comes from the Holy Eucharist.

2:03.7

To use a statement of another, all the saints were Eucharistic of St. John Paul, there's a caption,

2:15.8

I noticed, an advertisement.

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