[Day Nine] Novena to St. Josemaria Escriva

Through the Novena to St. Josemaria, we hope to be reminded of the meaning and importance that God’s will for us is that we be saints. And, we turn to the intercession of St. Josemaria to help us renew and strengthen our personal goal of holiness. 

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You're listening to devotions on the Saint Jose Maria Institute podcast. The Novena to Saint Jose Maria Escriva. Day nine.

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men, but in God's sight chosen and precious. And like living stones, be yourself built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Saint Josemaria writes in Friends of God. Certainly our goal is both lofty and difficult to attain. But please do not forget that people are not born holy. Holiness is forged through a constant interplay of God's grace and the correspondence of men. As one of the early Christian writers says, referring to union with God, everything that grows begins small. It is by constant and progressive feeding that it gradually grows big. So I say to you, if you want to become a thoroughgoing Christian, and I know you are willing, even though you often find it difficult to conquer yourself or to keep climbing upwards with this poor body of ours, then you will have to be very attentive to the minutest of details. For the holiness that our Lord demands of you is to be achieved by carrying out with love of God your work and your daily duties. And these will almost always consist of small realities. Take a few moments now to quietly reflect on this message! O God, through the mediation of Mary, our Mother, you granted your priest, Saint Josemaria, countless graces, choosing him as a most faithful instrument to found Opus Day, a way of sanctification in daily work and in the fulfillment of the Christians' ordinary duties. Grant that I too may learn to turn all the circumstances and events of my life into occasions of loving you and serving the Church, the Pope, and all souls with joy and simplicity, lighting up the pathways of this earth with faith and love. Deign to grant me through the intercession of Saint Josemaria the favor of the Cafe moment to share your intentions with our Lord. Amen. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Saint Jose Maria, pray for us.

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