Unity with God and One Another

St. Josemaria Institute Podcast

St. Josemaria Institute

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

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🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

In this podcast, Fr. Fred Dolan reflects on the great gift of unity that God gives to us through His Son: “That they may be one, even as you, Father, are in me and I in you” (Jn 17:21). Jesus prayed that we may be one, united in God’s love. However, as Fr. Dolan explains, this gift of unity is not automatic. In fact, it is hard work. And, therefore, Fr. Dolan helps us to identify those attitudes that can get in the way of unity, and some of the key ingredients to establishing unity in our l...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
0:06.4	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:15.1	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:19.3	I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:26.7	My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my father and Lord. My guardian angel, intercede for me.
0:42.6	How wonderful it is for us to go with our imagination to the scene of the Last Supper, one of our favorite places. It was there where Jesus reached,
0:50.0	if we can put it this way, the heights of divine revelation,
0:56.8	when he spoke directly to God the Father.
1:02.6	It is so easy to imagine the apostles, their heads spinning,
1:08.9	as they heard one profound idea from Jesus,
1:11.2	directed to the Father Father one after another.
1:19.5	The Lord said, as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you.
1:23.3	Those words overwhelmed the Apostles.
1:31.1	As the Father has loved me, the Lord was to the Apostles and to each one of us you want to love us
1:34.3	with the love with which the Father loves you
1:37.6	and it is
1:40.9	unimaginable
1:42.5	to think of how much God the Father loves God the Son.
1:49.3	Then shortly afterwards, Jesus lifted his eyes up to heaven.
1:55.1	He prayed, saying, I pray, Father, that they may be one, even as you are in me and I in you.
2:08.9	That they also may be in us.
2:13.6	Father, they are your gift to me.
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