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In Your Presence

Eric Nicolai•www.youtube.com
Religion & Spirituality
Christianity
Meditations by Fr. Eric Nicolai, a Catholic priest of Opus Dei in Ernescliff College, Toronto. They are times of prayer addressed to men or women, with the intention of providing a personal dialogue with the Lord Jesus Christ present in their midst. They are usually preached in oratories of Opus Dei.
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Happy Birthday, O Blessed Virgin Mary!

She was born because God had chosen her from all eternity. Today it is not so much about her qualities, or what she did. Just that God brought into this world and that alone is worth celebrating. Like John the Baptist she is on the threshold between the Old Testament and the New. "Mary, the Daughter of Zion and ideal personification of Israel, is the last and most worthy representative of the People of the Old Covenant but at the same time she is "the hope and the dawn of the whole world." With ...

Sep 08, 2020•25 min

The Beauty of Living for Others

Fr. Eric Nicolai speaks about the beauty inherent in a life dedicated to others. This is only possible if we realize the extent of God's love for us. The Prophet Isaiah was a court prophet who constantly emphasized the value of fidelity to God. He famously expressed God's love for each person: "See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me." (Is 49, 15-16) How can we instil this attitude of gift of self in a culture that is focused more on self fulfillm...

Sep 08, 2020•31 min

The Eucharist as Two Tables

Fr. John Lopez Agundez preaches about the experience of St. Josemaria when he celebrated Mass: time seemed to stop. How can we follow Mass more devoutly and more focused on the supernatural reality in front of us?

Sep 01, 2020•32 min

Get Behind Me Satan!

A meditation by Fr. Eric Nicolai: Jesus says he must suffer, and Peter says God forbid…and he is rebuked with the strongest possible words: that he is satan. Meaning an obstacle to the salvific plans. This is about seeing our life too humanly, approaching challenges too passively. Do I experience the temptation of not embracing the cross that will make us grow in love? Opening and closing guitar composed by F. Händel, Lascia ch'io pianga. Played by Bert Alink. Painting of Saint Peter gazing at t...

Aug 31, 2020•30 min

Death of St. John the Baptist: Defender of the Truth

Fr. Eric Nicolai preaches about the dramatic account of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist and the situation in Herod's royal court. Herod’s banquet. The decadent and sensual atmosphere. The trendy people. Yet John defended the truth, telling it plainly to those who needed to hear it. John was not a whiner or complainer. He was tough. An example to help us defend the truth to our friends. The painting is from Andrea Solario, "Salome with the head John Baptist (1506) in the Metropolitan Muse...

Aug 29, 2020•23 min

St. Augustine, the prayers of his mother St. Monica, and the power of Beauty.

Fr. Eric Nicolai preaches about St. Monica (331-387), who prayers for years for the conversion of her son Augustine. He was brilliant, cultured, and had a wide circle of friends, but was seduced by the world. God gave in to her persevering prayers when he drew Augustine (354–430) to himself through beauty.

Aug 29, 2020•33 min

Is it possible that I am actually a hypocrite?

Fr. Eric Nicolai invites us to imagine Jesus saying these words to the Pharisees: " woe to you pharisees, you hypocrites…" (Matt 23, 23-26). I don’t know what it sounded like in Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke. But the tone was important. Sternest words of condemnation that ever came from our Lord's lips. There was also tone of deep sorrow. This is an invitation to examine how often we seek to ingratiate ourselves with others. To win applause. Or am I somehow sad when I am forgotten? When I am...

Aug 25, 2020•28 min

Cheerfulness Always

Fr. Eric Nicolai preaches about the nature of joy, expressed as cheerfulness. This can be an obligation of charity, a duty to light up the house around us. Here are some examples about how to bring this about in our life.

Aug 24, 2020•23 min

The Queenship of Mary

Fr. Eric Nicolai preaches at Lyncroft Hospitality centre in Toronto. The Queenship of Mary is the logical corollary of her assumption, and the natural expression of Christ's kingship over all the universe. Painting is Pierre-Claude-François Delorme, "La Vierge" (1834) in the château de Compiègne, France

Aug 22, 2020•16 min

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Fr. Eric Nicolai preaches about the solemnity of the Assumption, and the dormition of our Lady, how it was fitting that the Lord should want her body and soul in heaven.

Aug 16, 2020•22 min

The School of St. Josemaria: Putting love in little things

Bishop Alvaro quoted from an old letter of Saint Josemaria: The Father advises his children: "Endeavour to be in Mariano's school always. It is the school of little things." Saint Josemaria would sometimes sign his letters, "Mariano", as a way to honour our Blessed Mother. But the School of Mariano is all about the delicate drive to put love in the small things of everyday. Here is a meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at the Manoir de Beaujeu describes the heights of this school, and the da...

Aug 13, 2020•30 min

I will send you like lambs among wolves (Matt 10, 16-23)

In this meditation to High School students, Fr. Eric Nicolai mentions the early Christians, who suffered persecutions right from the start. The Lord sends us out into an apostolic dynamism, despite what it might cost us. Today polls show that Catholics are often afraid to share their faith, and are not ready to persuade others of their faith. Catholics are among the least likely to want to persuade others of there faith. The current situation of evangelization makes it more necessary than ever t...

Jul 13, 2020•25 min

Do I know my Heart?

King David was chosen by God, because Yahweh knew his heart.

Mar 22, 2020•29 min

Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Foster Father of Jesus

A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai on March 19, 2020 in Toronto, on the solemnity of Saint Joseph, who intercedes for us as protector, and helps us to overcome the paralysis of fear. He intercedes for us to protect us in our divine vocation and to give us a supernatural sense of our mission, of that covenant that God made with us.

Mar 19, 2020•33 min

Growing on the Inside

An account of the life of Saint Josemaria Escrivá, hauled up in hiding in the Legation of Honduras in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War in 1937. His isolation and seclusion with friends has parallels with our current Pandemic. Preached in Toronto

Mar 18, 2020•28 min
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