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Learning How To Pray

post comment Posted by – June 20th, 2011

What does praying really mean? This short video clip is a new addition to the St. Josemaria Escriva YouTube channel. In it a young woman talks about what she has learned about praying from St. Josemaria. It is becoming friends with Christ. In The Way, St. Josmaria says, “Prayer is the foundation of the spiritual edifice.”

If you don’t know how to pray then he recommends, “Put yourself in the presence of God, and once you have said, “Lord, I don’t know how to pray!” rest assured that you have begun to do so.” This is advice that I love because it is so simple and easy to understand. But it means taking time for prayer, something that has to be a priority of our day no matter what is going on in our life.

Topics: Miscellaneous, Prayer, Video

Masses for Feast of Saint Josemaria

post comment Posted by – June 15th, 2011

June 26th, the anniversary of Saint Josemaría’s death in 1975, is now his feast day. Masses will be celebrated in many cities around the U.S. You can find a list of them here. Here’s the invite from St. Louis. Unfortunately I’ll be in Iowa and won’t be able to attend.

Topics: Mass, St. Josemaria Escriva

Retreat Notes

post comment Posted by – June 15th, 2011

I’ve been tweeting notes from my retreat and thought I’d share some of them to date in case you missed them:

  • “Is my prayer a heart to heart conversation with God?”
  • “Read the Bible like it’s an email from God. Download it with prayer.”
  • “I communicate with God the Father by meditating on the life of Christ.”
  • “If my work is making demands that keep me from my daily devotions then I need to make a change.”
  • “Our earthly experiences pass and are gone. Only Christ lasts forever. Are we prepared for death?”
  • “Contemplate the reality of death & judgement. Fear not loving enough, not divine retribution, although it is real.”
  • “The real poor, the real poverty is lack of love of God. What is the meaning of the hope within you?”
  • “We are in armageddon. It’s spiritual warfare. Millions of unborn being killed, human engineering, etc.”
  • “Announce the resurrection by who you are rather than what you say.”
  • “Jesus shows us Joseph. A son reflects the father.”
  • “Hey guys, what is it that your wife dislikes about you? Is she right?”
  • “Repentance is the spring board for complete change.”
  • “A mediocre Catholic cannot convince anyone that a life of Christ is more fulfilling than a life of sensual pleasure.”
  • “Christ wants you to be an apostle. That’s what it means to be Catholic.”
  • “Start by invoking the Holy Spirit. His job is to lead us to Jesus and to become like Jesus.”
  • “The retreat is a time to pray, to communicate personally with God. If we don’t, we’ve wasted our time.”
Topics: Retreat

Cause For Canonization of Fr. Joseph Muzquiz Opened

post comment Posted by – June 13th, 2011

One of the first priests of Opus Dei may someday soon be declared a saint in the Catholic Church.

The cause of canonization of Fr. José Luis Muzquiz, was officially opened in the Archdiocese of Boston on June 2. Father Joseph, as he was always known in the United States, was one of the first three priests ordained for Opus Dei in 1944. At the request of St. Josemaría, he came to the United States in 1949 to begin Opus Dei’s work in this country.

For biographical information about Father Joseph a good source is the recent book by John Coverdale, Putting Down Roots: Fr. Joseph Muzquiz and the Growth of Opus Dei (available here).

Here is what his prayer card says:

The Servant of God, Father Joseph Muzquiz
Prayer for Private Devotion

God, you helped your servant Joseph work with generosity and simplicity. He spread the message of sanctity in secular life to many people, teaching them to find joy and peace in their daily life. Help me to seek first the kingdom of God, by sanctifying my everyday work and dedicating myself generously to the salvation of souls. Glorify your servant Joseph, and through his intercession, grant me the favor I ask of you.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father.

Topics: Opus Dei