The Standard of Holiness

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In this podcast, Msgr. Fred Dolan shares a reflection on the standard of holiness which St. Josemaria characterizes by the following three points: holy intransigence, holy coercion, and holy shamelessness. He explains that we must form our heart and mind according to the gospel message so that we will have a firm foundation when confronted with opposition. We are encouraged to look to the example of the saints who were steadfast in seeking the truth despite facing opposing viewpoints. Inspir...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
0:06.0	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:16.0	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:20.3	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,
0:29.6	St. Joseph, my Father and Lord,
0:33.6	my guardian angel, intercede for me.
0:36.6	Our topic for today My guardian angel intercede for me.
0:45.5	Our topic for today is the standard of holiness.
1:01.0	There is a point in St. José Maria's The Way that opens up an entire chapter on what he refers to as the plain of sanctity. It's number 387 that gets things going.
1:06.0	It's a very surprising point when that grabs our attention because at first it sounds a little bit shocking.
1:15.6	Because he says, the plane of sanctity that God expects of us is determined by these three points.
1:24.6	Holy intransigence, holy coercion, and holy shamelessness.
1:32.3	This point, which was written when St. Hosomria was a very young priest of barely 30 years old, a little bit less, is very surprising and he intended it to be
1:49.0	so, to get our attention. Because he talks about three different approaches to life that at first
1:58.5	glance seem contrary to sanctity,
2:03.6	intransigence, coercion, and shamelessness.
2:08.6	Because obviously a Christian must not be shameless,
2:13.6	certainly must not be intransigent, and we must not coerce anyone.
2:21.1	But then the young priest, our author, radically changes the meaning of those terms
2:28.3	by adding the word holy.
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