The Sanctity of Human Love and Life

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Continuing our series, Marriage: A Christian Vocation: In this podcast, Msgr. Dolan reflects on safeguarding the holy sacrament of matrimony through the trials and temptations that may arise. He explains that couples are called to continually seek the good of the other and to give of oneself just as Jesus gave himself to the point of death for each one of us. St. Josemaria reminds us: “We would have a poor idea of marriage and of human affection if we were to think that love and joy come to a...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
0:06.7	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here,
0:12.6	that you see me, that you hear me.
0:16.4	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:20.0	I ask your pardon for my sins,
0:22.6	and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:26.6	My Immaculate Mother, St. Joseph, my Father and Lord,
0:30.6	my guardian angel, intercede for me.
0:44.3	This time of prayer together takes place within this marvelous year of the family. Our topic for today is the sanctity of human love and life.
0:51.3	We begin by pointing out that our Christian vision of married love is extraordinarily noble.
1:01.4	It makes us capable of being the greatest romantics on the face of the earth.
1:08.1	At the very heart of Christian marriage, we find the gift of self.
1:13.6	Genuine love seeks the good of the other.
1:18.6	How important it is to have this clear right from the start.
1:23.6	Let us have especially in mind during this time of prayer those young people preparing for marriage or perhaps just starting out in their married life.
1:34.3	The rock-solid foundation of a lasting marriage is none other than that of giving oneself to the other, just as Jesus gave himself to the point of death for each one of us.
1:51.8	Consider these words of the prelate of Opus Dei, Monseigneur Fernando Okades.
1:58.4	These are words that he said in a get-together in Vancouver over two years ago.
2:07.7	Love is not simply feeling good about being together.
2:12.8	It is desiring the good of the other.
2:16.2	There are people who enter into marriage without loving each other completely, truly.
2:23.3	Ultimately, what they call falling in love is simply pleasure,
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