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00:00:00The topic we will be discussing this week is the topic of holiness.
00:00:26I have entitled these exercises, Holiness, a call for all.
00:00:32God has called us to this way of participating with Him, which is holiness.
00:00:40We'll be developing it throughout this week, and I especially hope there will be a motivation to experience it.
00:00:48and that we do not think, as is generally believed, that holiness is a gift that God gives to some people.
00:00:59We see the saints and think, no, not me, I'm just a person like anyone else.
00:01:08We tend to think this way, don't we?
00:01:10I mean, it's like we don't feel called to this state and you say, well, God calls some people.
00:01:17And then they say, no, that person is a saint, this man is a saint.
00:01:23And the truth is that all, absolutely all Christians are called to the highest holiness.
00:01:30We will see that holiness is a process, not something that is acquired like someone buying a package and that's it.
00:01:40or like someone who buys a dress and puts it on.
00:01:43Holiness is a process, it is something that God will do in the life of each one of us.
00:01:50And well, let's start by saying that Christian and saint are the same thing.
00:02:00In other words, it's a synonym.
00:02:03When I say Christian and I say saint, I am saying exactly the same thing.
00:02:09Saint Paul clearly identifies it as such.
00:02:12He says, in Ephesians 1:1, when referring to the Christian community of Ephesus at the beginning of his letter,
00:02:19Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, says by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus.
00:02:31So he understood that all Christians were already saints.
00:02:37He is writing to that community that lived in Ephesus, and he refers to them as the saints who live in Ephesus.
00:02:44and who have been called to be faithful to the Lord.
00:02:48He proposes it to the Romans as a path.
00:02:52What I was saying earlier, I mean, it's not like I get baptized and suddenly I'm a saint.
00:02:57Either I do something, take a course, and I'm a saint.
00:03:01One way, look at what those who bring their Bible tell us.
00:03:05I hope we can all continue following our Bibles, the citations, and as always, I invite you to take
00:03:11some note.
00:03:14To everyone watching us on Facebook, I also invite you to get your Bibles.
00:03:20and take some notes, especially of the quotes, to highlight them.
00:03:25some elements that are always important.
00:03:28Romans 1:7 says
00:03:30I am writing to all of you in Rome, beloved of God, who have been called
00:03:38to be saints.
00:03:39In other words, it's a call.
00:03:41God calls us, invites us.
00:03:44And like any invitation, some will accept it and some will not.
00:03:51Indeed, as we shall see in a few moments, holiness begins at the moment
00:03:57of baptism, because it is something that God does in us.
00:04:01But that's where a call begins, a call to improvement.
00:04:05That is why Jesus, in the text of Matthew 5, certainly using, making reference
00:04:16The text of Leviticus, instead of saying "be holy," says "be perfect."
00:04:22Because, like everyone else—and we understand this clearly—improvement is something that happens over time.
00:04:28in our lives.
00:04:29It's something that, as we practice, we gradually become more perfect.
00:04:35So, we always start or begin from imperfection and aspire to perfection.
00:04:42As we progress in our exercise, that is, if we don't
00:04:48I know, we play tennis or golf or basketball or whatever, as long as we practice
00:04:56And we practice, because we are becoming more and more perfect.
00:05:00So, that's why Jesus uses, instead of using the word holy, even though he is referring to
00:05:05directly to the text of Leviticus, since it uses the word perfect, be perfect, as
00:05:13The Father is perfect.
00:05:15So, there is a call to holiness, and this call is for absolutely everyone.
00:05:21We Christians, we should all be holy, but this holiness is something that we ourselves will achieve.
00:05:27Moving forward, aren't we?
00:05:29So, within these false ideas of holiness, it has caused people not to aspire
00:05:37to be a saint.
00:05:39Recently, in one of the homilies, before the start of Lent, I was telling you, right?
00:05:46As each of us has wondered if we want to be saints.
00:05:53How many of us have said to ourselves, I have to be holy, I'm going to seek holiness, I have
00:06:01What does it mean to achieve holiness?
00:06:04We always think about these things, like no, that's for other people, it's not for me.
00:06:09I am an ordinary Christian.
00:06:11But, brothers and sisters, there are no ordinary Christians, there are only holy Christians.
00:06:18There are less perfect Christians and more perfect Christians.
00:06:25Perfection will be achieved to the extent that you and I respond to the call.
00:06:31When we return to the topic of sports, we see that there are people who reach the big leagues.
00:06:37leagues, because it's not that he suddenly woke up in the big leagues, but rather that he is someone who
00:06:44has been perfecting.
00:06:46A lathe operator, well, he starts out as a second-class lathe operator and has just moved up to the top of the lathe.
00:06:52school, but lacks practical experience.
00:06:55As he walks along, as he uses the lathe, he gradually gets the hang of it.
00:07:01Your skill will improve and then you'll become a first-class lathe operator, and then...
00:07:08And then there are the specialists, those who do truly exceptional things, who are ours
00:07:14saints.
00:07:16They are called canonical saints.
00:07:19These are the saints who have done exceptional things and their lives can serve as a canon.
00:07:24Canon means measure.
00:07:26In other words, I can take it as a model.
00:07:31Perhaps we, our life of holiness—let me put it this way—ordinary, because we are not
00:07:38So it's not a great role model for someone, or at least it's not universal.
00:07:45In other words, there will be truly exemplary people, who are said to be saints, and people will want to.
00:07:52to be like him.
00:07:52In fact, St. Paul invites, he says, be imitators of me as I am of Christ.
00:07:58So, that's the element that leads us to perfection.
00:08:05That's what we have to aspire to, to be perfect.
00:08:09And I think our Mexican mentality would also have a little influence here.
00:08:14In other words, we're kind of defeatist.
00:08:19They present us with a difficulty and no, I can't anymore, I'm not going to get there, I'm not going to reach it.
00:08:25Note that we are one of the countries with the highest dropout rates in university programs.
00:08:31professionals.
00:08:32They're missing something, we're missing something to add the punch.
00:08:37In other words, he got stuck and then he tried harder.
00:08:40Do you also remember in a homily that I told them?
00:08:42Well, if it's not about becoming an engineer in five years.
00:08:45That is, let's say, the standard, the average.
00:08:48But some people take it in seven or eight doses, right?
00:08:54I don't know if you've heard of him, I don't remember the name, perhaps one of the doctors who
00:08:59He'll remember the name when he walks around here, because he's better known by the nickname of
00:09:04Burro Quirós, who wrote it, I don't know if they still carry it, but back in the day
00:09:10My brother was just starting college and before that, he used to carry an anatomy textbook
00:09:16the book by Burro Quirós, a medical student, who repeated anatomy seven times,
00:09:26In other words, Burro Quirós failed anatomy seven times.
00:09:30And then, well, he finally received his doctorate, and since he studied it so much, he wrote his book.
00:09:40And because he had encountered or seen all these difficulties, he made his book so good,
00:09:49which has been one of the books they have used, I don't know yet if this book is still used now.
00:09:57But let's say that for a very long time in medical school, the anatomy book
00:10:02It was the one about Burro Quirós, that is, sometimes we want to achieve sainthood by tomorrow, no, we have our whole life to develop it.
00:10:13But we must strive to be perfect, to attain the holiness that Saint Francis, Saint Benedict, and Saint Esther have attained.
00:10:23Saint Tedubiges, in short, Saint John Paul II.
00:10:30Who would have thought? Imagine, do you think his mother ever thought that one day her son would be on a altar?
00:10:39that temples would be built for him all over the world, that he would be one of our modern saints,
00:10:45Those of us who knew him—and I was fortunate enough to know him—he was a normal person.
00:10:54She was extraordinary, but normal, like us,
00:11:01And yet today, a canonical saint.
00:11:05We must then start from where holiness comes from and how it is achieved, right?
00:11:11Let's first look at its origin; the word holy comes from the word kadosh, which means holiness.
00:11:23which comes from the word kodesh, which means to be holy, and which in Greek is called hagios.
00:11:31What does the word holy or kadosh mean?
00:11:34What do the Hebrews understand by kadosh?
00:11:40It is to be separate, it is to be different, it is to be something else,
00:11:46That's why they refer to God as holy, holy, holy; it's the superlative.
00:11:53They don't have a superlative like saying "most holy".
00:11:56To express the superlative, they use three times: holy, holy, holy, holy.
00:12:02That is to say, God is something else; He is unlike anything that exists.
00:12:09He is the total otherness,
00:12:14And if He is total otherness,
00:12:16So holiness is being different,
00:12:20But then you see the difference,
00:12:23We won't be able to do it ourselves.
00:12:25because we are of the world,
00:12:28We live here,
00:12:30We will need the sanctifier,
00:12:35God has chosen to share his holiness with us,
00:12:38to make us different,
00:12:40to make us saints,
00:12:41Because He is holy,
00:12:44I have mentioned it in Leviticus 20:26,
00:12:48which we will refer to later,
00:12:50As I was saying earlier,
00:12:52Matthew 5:48,
00:12:53Be holy, for I, your God, am holy.
00:12:58In other words, be different,
00:13:01be not of the world,
00:13:02In the words of Jesus,
00:13:04John 16:17,
00:13:06They, 17.16, sorry,
00:13:09They are not of this world,
00:13:11We are different,
00:13:12We are something else,
00:13:14And this is what I would like,
00:13:16that we really get our minds right, brothers,
00:13:19that we are something else,
00:13:20The Christian is not of the world,
00:13:23It does not belong to the world,
00:13:25in the world he lives,
00:13:27but it doesn't belong to him,
00:13:28Jesus is going to say,
00:13:30the people of Israel,
00:13:32It was a holy town,
00:13:34different from the others,
00:13:36his life,
00:13:37their relationship with God,
00:13:38what distinguished them from other peoples,
00:13:41the visible sign,
00:13:42of that holiness,
00:13:43of that difference,
00:13:45It was circumcision,
00:13:46It was a brand made on the flesh,
00:13:50And that distinguished them,
00:13:52But to distinguish them,
00:13:54because they would have to be naked,
00:13:55because otherwise,
00:13:56They would be indistinguishable,
00:13:58They would dress the same,
00:14:00than the others,
00:14:01And yet,
00:14:02That was the sign.
00:14:03physical of holiness,
00:14:05of belonging,
00:14:07to the people of the saints,
00:14:11Then he said,
00:14:12This brand,
00:14:13because one could only distinguish,
00:14:15in the meat,
00:14:18But then,
00:14:19God,
00:14:20not only did I want,
00:14:21that there was a physical distinction,
00:14:24but gave them,
00:14:25a code of holiness,
00:14:28which we call law,
00:14:30They were going to be different,
00:14:32because they were going to have,
00:14:33a different way of life,
00:14:35which is what is expressed,
00:14:37in the law code,
00:14:39all the precepts,
00:14:40such as,
00:14:42wash your hands,
00:14:43to a certain extent,
00:14:44up to the elbows,
00:14:46not eating certain things,
00:14:48perform certain rituals,
00:14:49etc,
00:14:51all this was,
00:14:52unlike pagan peoples,
00:14:54That's why they were different.
00:14:56were,
00:14:56the holy people,
00:14:59So, you see,
00:15:00that holiness,
00:15:02It has to do with it,
00:15:02with a differentiation,
00:15:04among ourselves,
00:15:06that begins to separate us,
00:15:08of the rest of the others,
00:15:09the Jews,
00:15:11They didn't do things,
00:15:12what do they do,
00:15:14the,
00:15:14the neighboring villages,
00:15:16pagan peoples,
00:15:18Along with this difference,
00:15:20so,
00:15:20was,
00:15:21the,
00:15:22the code of holiness,
00:15:24eat,
00:15:25to do certain things,
00:15:27to be of a certain way,
00:15:28however,
00:15:30What happened,
00:15:31They were left alone,
00:15:32with internal matters,
00:15:34and the internal ones,
00:15:35Over time,
00:15:37they disappeared,
00:15:39They kept the circumcision,
00:15:42They stayed,
00:15:43with washing the dishes,
00:15:45They washed themselves,
00:15:46They stayed,
00:15:47by washing your elbows,
00:15:49They stayed,
00:15:50by performing ritual sacrifices,
00:15:53They stayed,
00:15:54with all these rules,
00:15:55that were important,
00:15:57as signs,
00:15:59of holiness,
00:16:01but,
00:16:01which is what Jesus is demanding,
00:16:04they were stealing,
00:16:06They were behaving badly,
00:16:09in it,
00:16:10in commerce,
00:16:11well,
00:16:12they traded,
00:16:12to everyone they could,
00:16:14in the end,
00:16:15his moral life,
00:16:16She looked exactly the same,
00:16:18than that of pagan peoples,
00:16:20There was no difference,
00:16:22certainly,
00:16:23They made certain sacrifices,
00:16:24which the pagans did not do,
00:16:26certainly,
00:16:27They washed their hands,
00:16:28as far as,
00:16:29well,
00:16:30The law said so,
00:16:32but,
00:16:33his life,
00:16:34the life of the Jew,
00:16:36It was exactly,
00:16:37life,
00:16:38of one,
00:16:39of one,
00:16:39from neighboring villages,
00:16:41There was no difference,
00:16:43holiness,
00:16:45it gradually disappeared,
00:16:47the problem,
00:16:48of all of them,
00:16:49and from us,
00:16:50also,
00:16:51It's that we don't want to,
00:16:52to be different,
00:16:53we want to be,
00:16:56like everyone else,
00:16:57No,
00:16:58dad,
00:16:59It's that everyone,
00:17:00They do this,
00:17:02Yeah,
00:17:03except us,
00:17:04because we,
00:17:05are,
00:17:05the people of the saints,
00:17:07are,
00:17:08different,
00:17:09It's very important,
00:17:13this topic,
00:17:14I,
00:17:14that's why,
00:17:15I insist continually,
00:17:16on this,
00:17:16We need to get our minds right,
00:17:18that we,
00:17:20we cannot do it,
00:17:21everything they do,
00:17:22the others,
00:17:22nor see what they do,
00:17:23the others,
00:17:24us,
00:17:25us,
00:17:25We are different,
00:17:26We are the people,
00:17:27of the saints,
00:17:29if we,
00:17:30come on,
00:17:30on the first try,
00:17:31on the first try,
00:17:32to the first book,
00:17:33of Samuel,
00:17:34in the chapter,
00:17:358,
00:17:36from the verse,
00:17:374,
00:17:38Let's see,
00:17:39as,
00:17:40the,
00:17:40the Jews,
00:17:42were,
00:17:43let's see,
00:17:44to the prophet,
00:17:45Samuel,
00:17:46so that he would give them,
00:17:47a king,
00:17:49and he tells them,
00:17:49is what we want to be,
00:17:51like everyone else,
00:17:52the other peoples,
00:17:53We want our king,
00:17:55Come with us,
00:17:56Let him go out and fight,
00:17:57etc,
00:17:58we want to be,
00:17:59like everyone else,
00:18:01the text says,
00:18:02that Samuel,
00:18:03He became very sad,
00:18:05because,
00:18:07well,
00:18:08They rejected God,
00:18:10I mean,
00:18:11They don't want to.
00:18:11says God,
00:18:12God tells Samuel,
00:18:14You are not the problem.
00:18:16The problem is me.
00:18:17They don't want me to,
00:18:18be their king,
00:18:21They want a king,
00:18:22of the world,
00:18:23and so,
00:18:25That happens to us,
00:18:25us too,
00:18:27if we are,
00:18:28truly,
00:18:29sincere,
00:18:29siblings,
00:18:30we're going to give it to each other,
00:18:31give an account,
00:18:32which we love,
00:18:33sin,
00:18:35which we love,
00:18:37what the world does,
00:18:38her fashion,
00:18:41his life,
00:18:43their shows,
00:18:44their amusements,
00:18:46we want to be,
00:18:46like everyone else,
00:18:49especially,
00:18:50well,
00:18:50further,
00:18:51nowadays,
00:18:52the boys,
00:18:53No?,
00:18:54they want to bring,
00:18:55the same clothes,
00:18:55that they bring,
00:18:56the other boys,
00:18:57in high school,
00:18:59or at university,
00:19:00we want,
00:19:02also,
00:19:02well,
00:19:03to have a car,
00:19:04a house,
00:19:05like others,
00:19:06we want,
00:19:07that our life,
00:19:08be it,
00:19:09well,
00:19:09such,
00:19:10to that of others,
00:19:11and this,
00:19:12It's not possible.
00:19:15I mean,
00:19:15It doesn't work that way.
00:19:17This is a problem.
00:19:21of God's people,
00:19:23wanting to be,
00:19:24just like everyone else,
00:19:26God wants to separate you,
00:19:27God wills it,
00:19:28that you are different,
00:19:29Ah,
00:19:30No,
00:19:31I want to be like that,
00:19:33I want to bring,
00:19:34the same,
00:19:34that brings,
00:19:35the world,
00:19:35the church,
00:19:40searching,
00:19:41somehow,
00:19:42to liven up this topic,
00:19:44for a long time,
00:19:46proposed,
00:19:46for the priest,
00:19:49the black habit,
00:19:52the black cassock,
00:19:54because?,
00:19:55because,
00:19:56It was a sign,
00:19:58to tell them,
00:19:58siblings,
00:19:59We are not,
00:20:00like everyone else,
00:20:02Not today either,
00:20:03We've all used it,
00:20:04the cassock,
00:20:05We wear suits,
00:20:08like others,
00:20:09They wear the suit,
00:20:11But then,
00:20:11they said,
00:20:12Well,
00:20:12Let's distinguish ourselves,
00:20:13even if it is also,
00:20:14wearing,
00:20:15a shirt,
00:20:16and what distinguishes us,
00:20:18It's not the black suit,
00:20:20I mean,
00:20:20Many people wear black suits,
00:20:22but doesn't use,
00:20:23what is called,
00:20:24the shirt,
00:20:25clerical,
00:20:26that distinguishes us,
00:20:28are,
00:20:29either,
00:20:30We should be different,
00:20:33But look,
00:20:35that in this too,
00:20:37just like the Jews,
00:20:39Well, we failed.
00:20:40tremendously,
00:20:41TRUE,
00:20:42we stayed,
00:20:42with the outer part,
00:20:46We bring our suit,
00:20:49until our,
00:20:50our,
00:20:51little neck,
00:20:53but,
00:20:55As my dad used to say,
00:20:57You're going to get it,
00:20:58the sheepskin,
00:21:00the wolf's skin,
00:21:01I was saying,
00:21:01You're going to get it,
00:21:02the wolf's skin,
00:21:03TRUE,
00:21:05No,
00:21:05the sheepskin,
00:21:05You're going to put on a sheep's clothing,
00:21:07We are wolves,
00:21:08and we get going,
00:21:09the sheepskin,
00:21:10so,
00:21:11We look like little sheep,
00:21:12But behind this,
00:21:15well,
00:21:15Sometimes they hide,
00:21:17the wolves,
00:21:17No,
00:21:18And that's what happens to us,
00:21:19us too,
00:21:20we have stayed,
00:21:21with the mass,
00:21:23many people,
00:21:24who comes to mass,
00:21:25He even confesses,
00:21:26and receives communion,
00:21:29And they will remember,
00:21:30when we touched on the subject,
00:21:33in one of the exercises,
00:21:35fan,
00:21:35or disciples,
00:21:36Remember these exercises,
00:21:38As we were saying,
00:21:39No,
00:21:39and we bring the whole kit,
00:21:41rosary in the rearview mirror,
00:21:44little fish,
00:21:45in the back,
00:21:46those from here,
00:21:47of the parish,
00:21:47parish sticker,
00:21:50Bible,
00:21:50with new lining,
00:21:52TRUE,
00:21:53the whole kit,
00:21:55we bought,
00:21:56But then,
00:21:57We arrived at the house,
00:21:58And there are Carlitos,
00:22:01Where is the Christian father?
00:22:04Where is the Christian mother?
00:22:05where are the Christian children,
00:22:08Where are the Christian businesspeople?
00:22:12TRUE,
00:22:14But yes,
00:22:16complete kit,
00:22:18we stayed,
00:22:22with the outer part,
00:22:24If my car is different,
00:22:26He wears a rosary hanging from his neck,
00:22:27I am different,
00:22:31I'm walking down the street,
00:22:32with my Bible,
00:22:33I am different,
00:22:35just like the Jews,
00:22:39we stayed,
00:22:40with the outer part,
00:22:43but the inner part,
00:22:45It doesn't change,
00:22:46That is why Jesus said,
00:22:47but inside,
00:22:48He said to the Pharisees,
00:22:50but inside,
00:22:51They are full of rottenness,
00:22:54They take advantage of widows,
00:22:55They take advantage of others,
00:22:58one would have to read,
00:22:59above all,
00:23:00the major criticisms,
00:23:01of Hosea,
00:23:02of Amos,
00:23:03to the people,
00:23:05about how the people stole,
00:23:07killed,
00:23:08I mean,
00:23:09They were the same,
00:23:10or worse,
00:23:11that they,
00:23:12that pagan peoples,
00:23:14And that is why the Lord,
00:23:16He led them into exile,
00:23:17we realize,
00:23:22Seeing this, brothers,
00:23:24that by ourselves,
00:23:25we cannot,
00:23:26the people of God,
00:23:27he could not be a saint,
00:23:29although I wanted to,
00:23:30although he was called,
00:23:32I had the law before me,
00:23:33I had the code in front of me,
00:23:35I knew what I had to do,
00:23:37But I couldn't.
00:23:41discovered,
00:23:42Saint Paul,
00:23:43because,
00:23:43There is a force within me,
00:23:46that pushes me to do what I don't want to do,
00:23:49We've reviewed it,
00:23:50I don't know how many times,
00:23:52TRUE,
00:23:52Romans 7,
00:23:5314 and following,
00:23:54There is a force within me,
00:23:56that pushes me to do what I don't want to do,
00:23:58I know,
00:23:59says Pablo,
00:23:59that the law is good,
00:24:01However,
00:24:02I can't do it,
00:24:04I know I must honor my parents,
00:24:07But I can't do it.
00:24:09because at the last minute,
00:24:10My selfishness gets the better of me.
00:24:11My pride gets the better of me.
00:24:12etc,
00:24:13And I don't.
00:24:14I know how I should treat my wife,
00:24:16But I don't.
00:24:17I know how I should treat my husband,
00:24:19But I don't.
00:24:20I know how I should treat my employees,
00:24:22But I can't.
00:24:23There is a force within me,
00:24:25that makes me who I am,
00:24:26Exactly the same,
00:24:28to everyone else,
00:24:29sometimes,
00:24:31It's sad to say,
00:24:32but even worse,
00:24:35so,
00:24:35we have within us,
00:24:37a force,
00:24:38that pushes me,
00:24:40to do what we don't want to do,
00:24:41and that force,
00:24:44It had to be,
00:24:45contrasted,
00:24:46It had to be,
00:24:47countered,
00:24:49And that's why,
00:24:49God sent,
00:24:51to the Spirit,
00:24:53Holy,
00:24:54rather,
00:24:55We would have to call him,
00:24:56to the Spirit,
00:24:57sanctifier,
00:24:59because,
00:25:00That's it,
00:25:01his action,
00:25:02the Holy Spirit,
00:25:04It is him,
00:25:04sanctifier,
00:25:06What is he going to do?
00:25:07It will bring,
00:25:07holiness,
00:25:08that is to say,
00:25:09It will bring for us,
00:25:10otherness,
00:25:12He is the one who is going to give it to us,
00:25:14the capacity,
00:25:14of being different,
00:25:17but,
00:25:17There is the Holy Spirit,
00:25:19in our lives,
00:25:20so,
00:25:21there is no,
00:25:22otherness,
00:25:23He is the only one,
00:25:24that can,
00:25:25sanctify ourselves,
00:25:27And that's why,
00:25:28says,
00:25:28in his letter,
00:25:29to the Romans,
00:25:31Romans 5,
00:25:325,
00:25:32says,
00:25:32and hope,
00:25:34It does not disappoint,
00:25:35because of God's love,
00:25:37has been spilled,
00:25:38in our hearts,
00:25:39through the Holy Spirit,
00:25:41that was given to us,
00:25:42So,
00:25:43shared,
00:25:44his being,
00:25:45what is it,
00:25:46holy,
00:25:46separate,
00:25:47different,
00:25:49and what makes it,
00:25:50In particular,
00:25:51different,
00:25:51Well, it is,
00:25:52love,
00:25:54this love,
00:25:55is the one that permeates,
00:25:57all our lives,
00:25:59that's why,
00:25:59in the end,
00:26:00we will be judged,
00:26:01for love,
00:26:03Because that's what it is,
00:26:04In short,
00:26:05It will make us human,
00:26:07different,
00:26:09and,
00:26:09that's where we'll find it,
00:26:11as we shall see,
00:26:11later,
00:26:13a whole gradation,
00:26:14of love,
00:26:15Let's see what,
00:26:16well,
00:26:18there is,
00:26:18As we say,
00:26:19Apache love,
00:26:21there is,
00:26:22the love that sang,
00:26:24Pedro Infante,
00:26:25There is love,
00:26:26Don't love me so much anymore,
00:26:28and there are,
00:26:31love,
00:26:33that God,
00:26:33produces,
00:26:34in our hearts,
00:26:36It's sad.
00:26:38that today,
00:26:38also,
00:26:38like the people of Israel,
00:26:39Christians,
00:26:41want to be,
00:26:42like everyone else,
00:26:43Do you want to sin?
00:26:44and belong,
00:26:45to the people,
00:26:47it can't be done,
00:26:48it can't be done,
00:26:51sin,
00:26:52and belong,
00:26:52to the people,
00:26:53that's why,
00:26:54the first Christians,
00:26:55They couldn't fit it,
00:26:56in the head,
00:26:57that afterwards,
00:26:58if there is,
00:26:58received,
00:26:59the Holy Spirit,
00:27:01after,
00:27:01if there is,
00:27:01received,
00:27:02this grace,
00:27:03well,
00:27:04there were people,
00:27:04that he rejected,
00:27:05to Jesus Christ,
00:27:06and that he would return,
00:27:06to sin,
00:27:07That was it,
00:27:08inconceivable,
00:27:09for them,
00:27:10that's why,
00:27:10They didn't return them,
00:27:11to accept,
00:27:11in the church,
00:27:13remained,
00:27:13excommunicated,
00:27:14remained,
00:27:15out,
00:27:15It's not possible.
00:27:17that you,
00:27:17you have received,
00:27:18to Jesus,
00:27:19and now,
00:27:20deny it,
00:27:21it,
00:27:21it,
00:27:21it,
00:27:22it,
00:27:22it,
00:27:22it,
00:27:22deny it,
00:27:22It was inconceivable,
00:27:27I mean,
00:27:27the Holy Spirit,
00:27:28He's coming.
00:27:28to sanctify ourselves,
00:27:30to do it,
00:27:30different,
00:27:32sin,
00:27:33It must remain,
00:27:35outside of our lives,
00:27:38And that's the criticism.
00:27:39of the children,
00:27:40perhaps also,
00:27:41sometimes,
00:27:41of us,
00:27:43No,
00:27:43because we cannot be,
00:27:44like everyone else,
00:27:45while the others,
00:27:49They get rich,
00:27:51Well, we,
00:27:51maybe,
00:27:54Maybe not,
00:27:55TRUE,
00:27:56And I believe that,
00:27:59even business owners,
00:28:00the richest,
00:28:02could become,
00:28:03truly,
00:28:04richer,
00:28:06Whenever I can,
00:28:08I honor him,
00:28:08because I had the opportunity,
00:28:10to meet him,
00:28:11and,
00:28:13I believe it should remain so.
00:28:14an example,
00:28:15for industrialists,
00:28:17Don Eugenio,
00:28:19Don Eugenio,
00:28:19a man,
00:28:20a Christian,
00:28:22but completely,
00:28:23Yeah,
00:28:25if we,
00:28:26We reviewed his work,
00:28:28probably,
00:28:30we could say,
00:28:30who is a holy man,
00:28:32clear,
00:28:33No,
00:28:33I didn't know,
00:28:35his,
00:28:35his,
00:28:36his life,
00:28:37already,
00:28:37more specifically,
00:28:39But looking at his work,
00:28:40No,
00:28:42all its employees,
00:28:43They had a house,
00:28:45They had to win,
00:28:48enough,
00:28:50to live well,
00:28:51to go on vacation,
00:28:53nobody,
00:28:54could,
00:28:55not to go on vacation,
00:28:57the orthocolics,
00:29:00they did not exist,
00:29:02was watching,
00:29:02to his people,
00:29:04But he was watching her,
00:29:05so that he might live,
00:29:07really,
00:29:08as people,
00:29:10as,
00:29:11men and women,
00:29:12children of God,
00:29:14That was it,
00:29:15Don Eugenio,
00:29:18today,
00:29:19the employee,
00:29:20in a company,
00:29:22It's a number,
00:29:23that you take it away,
00:29:26delete it,
00:29:26You replace it,
00:29:28nothing else,
00:29:32you started working,
00:29:33the brewery,
00:29:34later,
00:29:35to Ilsa,
00:29:36in the end,
00:29:36to Palata and Lámina,
00:29:39to Titan,
00:29:40all the,
00:29:40large companies,
00:29:42that developed,
00:29:43from him,
00:29:44the same technological,
00:29:45TRUE,
00:29:46there was,
00:29:47that have,
00:29:48engineers,
00:29:48That's why it was technological,
00:29:50because,
00:29:51well,
00:29:51the important thing,
00:29:52It was about having technicians,
00:29:54and the people,
00:29:54that could help,
00:29:55in all companies,
00:29:56of the group,
00:29:59all this was,
00:30:00was to create,
00:30:01and create,
00:30:01and create,
00:30:02and create,
00:30:03And the more he created,
00:30:04more he had,
00:30:06And the more he gave,
00:30:07But God provided for him,
00:30:10we have a false idea,
00:30:12about what,
00:30:13is retaining,
00:30:14not giving,
00:30:15That's how we're going to get rich,
00:30:17And that's all,
00:30:18that produces,
00:30:18It is poverty.
00:30:19in our lives,
00:30:20and poverty,
00:30:21in the others,
00:30:23we must be,
00:30:24different,
00:30:26With this,
00:30:28from Sefocade,
00:30:29maybe,
00:30:29have heard,
00:30:30a bit,
00:30:30talk about it,
00:30:31on the subject of Sefocade,
00:30:32a,
00:30:33an organization,
00:30:34what are you looking for,
00:30:35that companies,
00:30:36they can,
00:30:37well,
00:30:37keep adjusting,
00:30:39his life,
00:30:39to a conception,
00:30:41more Christian,
00:30:43and it is almost,
00:30:44a failure,
00:30:44I mean,
00:30:46at the hour,
00:30:46that you begin,
00:30:47to touch him,
00:30:47Well,
00:30:48No,
00:30:48Everything is very nice,
00:30:49but at the time,
00:30:50what are you saying,
00:30:50Well,
00:30:51Let's go then,
00:30:52Let's start by reviewing,
00:30:53the payroll issue,
00:30:54The grinding sound is heard,
00:30:58of the tires,
00:30:58from the brake,
00:31:00at full speed,
00:31:02let's see,
00:31:02let's see,
00:31:03that part,
00:31:06Not that part,
00:31:07buddy,
00:31:08That one suits you.
00:31:09direct to utility,
00:31:11that's why,
00:31:12but,
00:31:12You'll see,
00:31:13how in the future,
00:31:13No,
00:31:13No,
00:31:13No,
00:31:13in the future,
00:31:14who knows,
00:31:15I don't know if I'll wake up tomorrow.
00:31:16right now,
00:31:16look,
00:31:17here,
00:31:18here,
00:31:18And as Cantinflas would say,
00:31:23No,
00:31:23That's when the customer lost interest.
00:31:25be different,
00:31:31treat your people well,
00:31:32In one way,
00:31:33different,
00:31:35But we want to be,
00:31:38like everyone else,
00:31:39if in the Jew,
00:31:41the difference,
00:31:42It must be noticeable,
00:31:44a lot more,
00:31:44It must be so in us,
00:31:46our way of life,
00:31:48of loving,
00:31:48serving,
00:31:49It should be obvious,
00:31:51Now the Holy Spirit,
00:31:53It is the one that dwells within us,
00:31:54and communicates holiness to us,
00:31:57making us different,
00:32:00I mean,
00:32:00today,
00:32:02It should be noticeable,
00:32:03in each of us,
00:32:04that we are Christians,
00:32:05Ask yourself,
00:32:10the people,
00:32:12towards seeing you,
00:32:15Does he see you differently?
00:32:18People,
00:32:19when he talks to you,
00:32:21Does he see you differently?
00:32:25On other occasions,
00:32:27And this is something that already exists as well,
00:32:29I'm sure they know,
00:32:31What can I say?
00:32:32Just give me five,
00:32:33ten minutes,
00:32:34with a person,
00:32:35And I tell them,
00:32:37if this person,
00:32:37whether he/she leads a Christian life or not,
00:32:40Yes, truly.
00:32:41God is at work,
00:32:42in his heart,
00:32:43because?
00:32:43Because it's noticeable.
00:32:45What are you talking about?
00:32:46How are you talking to me?
00:32:48in the gaze,
00:32:49in the gaze,
00:32:52one can enter,
00:32:53to the hearts of people,
00:32:55I've already told you,
00:32:56on some occasion,
00:32:58that I had the grace,
00:33:01I was just telling you,
00:33:02to know,
00:33:03to be close,
00:33:04We all knew,
00:33:04somehow,
00:33:05to John Paul II,
00:33:07But for me,
00:33:08God granted me,
00:33:09a grace,
00:33:10truly spectacular,
00:33:12I can't say,
00:33:13one more thing that,
00:33:14spectacular,
00:33:17went,
00:33:19a group,
00:33:19I was around at that time,
00:33:20I was studying in Rome,
00:33:21And it was Mr. Suárez,
00:33:26Cardinal Suárez,
00:33:27former archbishop of Monterrey,
00:33:29He went with a commission,
00:33:30of bishops,
00:33:31and a commission of lay people,
00:33:34to propose to him,
00:33:36to the Holy Father,
00:33:38an international retreat,
00:33:40for priests,
00:33:42of the renewal,
00:33:43that would be celebrated,
00:33:44here in Monterrey,
00:33:45and well,
00:33:47For that reason,
00:33:48They requested a hearing,
00:33:49special,
00:33:51for some reason,
00:33:52that only,
00:33:53Providence knows,
00:33:55first,
00:33:56the Pope,
00:33:57He gave them an audience,
00:33:58on his day of rest,
00:34:01and second,
00:34:02I snuck in,
00:34:03What was he doing there?
00:34:10Well, the truth is,
00:34:11I don't really know,
00:34:11But I think, as always,
00:34:12had belonged to the renewal,
00:34:15through Father David,
00:34:16I was also going at that time,
00:34:18this,
00:34:18my godfather,
00:34:19this,
00:34:21of ordering,
00:34:22which also,
00:34:23belonged
00:34:24to the renewal,
00:34:25So there I was,
00:34:27was walking,
00:34:27deglued,
00:34:29and well,
00:34:30well,
00:34:31He greeted us,
00:34:32in his office,
00:34:33particular,
00:34:34because it was his day off,
00:34:36In fact, he was coming,
00:34:36still with wet hair,
00:34:38that she just took a bath,
00:34:40I believe,
00:34:41It still came like that,
00:34:42and,
00:34:42The bishops went first,
00:34:46and then after the bishops,
00:34:48The whole pack of dogs passed by,
00:34:50and there among the pack of dogs,
00:34:52I was going there too,
00:34:57He asked me,
00:34:59Mr. Suárez, to me
00:35:00if I made the delivery,
00:35:01to the Pope,
00:35:02of a little gift,
00:35:03that he was taking,
00:35:04TRUE?
00:35:05So,
00:35:05Well,
00:35:05So I gave him his little gift,
00:35:07you,
00:35:08you,
00:35:08you,
00:35:09I told him there,
00:35:10a few words,
00:35:12And that's it.
00:35:13and then,
00:35:14the Pope,
00:35:15this,
00:35:15He blessed them all,
00:35:16said,
00:35:17Well,
00:35:17And if they bring,
00:35:18some,
00:35:19like rosaries,
00:35:21and things like that,
00:35:21I'm going to tell them,
00:35:22man,
00:35:22Everyone was wearing,
00:35:23but,
00:35:24No,
00:35:25a Hungarian,
00:35:26would have fallen short,
00:35:27They took it out like that,
00:35:29the bags,
00:35:30No?
00:35:30We weren't prepared,
00:35:32but,
00:35:34since he is going to bless,
00:35:35the Holy Father,
00:35:36well,
00:35:36Okay,
00:35:36They gave him their blessing,
00:35:38and the photo,
00:35:40No?
00:35:40the photo for,
00:35:43with the Pope,
00:35:44No?
00:35:44But in a ball,
00:35:45No?
00:35:45The whole ball was there,
00:35:46So.
00:35:48Again,
00:35:49due to a situation,
00:35:50strange,
00:35:51Believe me, it's strange.
00:35:52like everyone,
00:35:53after the photo,
00:35:54and of the blessing,
00:35:55He was so excited,
00:35:57With this,
00:35:58who forgot about the Pope.
00:36:02Listen,
00:36:03Well then,
00:36:04He left,
00:36:06again,
00:36:06Excuse my language,
00:36:07The whole pack of dogs came out,
00:36:08No?
00:36:09Everyone's getting involved,
00:36:10to the bags,
00:36:11No?
00:36:12All one hundred people,
00:36:13No?
00:36:13Everything I had given them there,
00:36:15The blessing is already here.
00:36:16And the Pope stayed,
00:36:19next to his desk,
00:36:21TRUE?
00:36:21As everyone was leaving,
00:36:23No?
00:36:24For some reason,
00:36:26I stayed there,
00:36:27next to him,
00:36:27TRUE?
00:36:30For some reason,
00:36:31Because, to be honest,
00:36:32I don't know why.
00:36:34And then,
00:36:35He took me by the arm,
00:36:37TRUE?
00:36:38AND,
00:36:39we went walking,
00:36:40from his desk,
00:36:42all the way to the door,
00:36:43on the way out,
00:36:44from his office,
00:36:46and then from there,
00:36:46he already,
00:36:47took,
00:36:48towards the chambers,
00:36:50me too,
00:36:51Well, seeing where I was going with this,
00:36:52because there was nobody there,
00:36:54No?
00:36:57But,
00:36:58all this story,
00:36:59What can I do to them?
00:37:00As I was saying earlier,
00:37:02of the eyes,
00:37:03of the difference,
00:37:03as we were walking,
00:37:07I,
00:37:08He was holding onto my left arm,
00:37:10No?
00:37:11And then,
00:37:13well,
00:37:14He was talking to me,
00:37:15that,
00:37:15who was studying,
00:37:16how long I had been here,
00:37:18what to God,
00:37:18if it belonged,
00:37:20etc,
00:37:21No?
00:37:21I was asking myself some questions,
00:37:23and well,
00:37:24Well, I,
00:37:24I turned to look at him,
00:37:25and suddenly,
00:37:26he,
00:37:26with a parsimony,
00:37:27and an impressive peace,
00:37:29because he turned around,
00:37:30and he saw me,
00:37:31But in one of those glances,
00:37:33Our eyes met,
00:37:35No?
00:37:36AND,
00:37:37He barely had a slit in his eye,
00:37:39I mean,
00:37:40already her eyelids,
00:37:41already very fallen,
00:37:43but,
00:37:44below that little crack,
00:37:45There were blue eyes,
00:37:47beautiful,
00:37:48No?
00:37:48But leave the color,
00:37:52The Pope's soul could be seen there,
00:37:55What happened was incredible.
00:37:57in my heart,
00:37:58When I looked through those cracks,
00:38:01the soul of that man,
00:38:03incredible,
00:38:05a saint,
00:38:08They didn't make him a saint,
00:38:11simply,
00:38:12They appointed him,
00:38:14But when I met him,
00:38:16that was,
00:38:17in nineteen hundred,
00:38:19ninety-five,
00:38:23He was already a saint,
00:38:25most holy,
00:38:26He was a different man,
00:38:30her gaze,
00:38:31It was different,
00:38:34God dwelt in his heart,
00:38:37And you could see it,
00:38:39nothing more was enough,
00:38:40so you could see his eyes,
00:38:44In all other respects,
00:38:44any other bishop,
00:38:48but in his heart,
00:38:50a man of God,
00:38:51a different man,
00:38:54The difference is noticeable.
00:38:56because the Holy Spirit,
00:38:57sanctifies us,
00:38:59the Christian,
00:39:01now filled with the Holy Spirit,
00:39:03I should love everyone,
00:39:04as proposed by Saint Paul,
00:39:06in his letter to the Corinthians,
00:39:07we have reviewed,
00:39:08This quote,
00:39:09Love is patient,
00:39:12He is kind,
00:39:14love is not envious,
00:39:16Love is not boastful,
00:39:18He is not arrogant,
00:39:20He does not behave indecently,
00:39:23he doesn't look out for himself,
00:39:24It doesn't get irritated,
00:39:26It does not take into account the harm received,
00:39:28He does not rejoice in injustice,
00:39:30but rejoices in the truth,
00:39:33He suffers everything,
00:39:34He believes everything,
00:39:35He awaits everything,
00:39:37It endures all things,
00:39:38if we wanted to see,
00:39:41as it progresses,
00:39:43our model of holiness,
00:39:45That would be enough,
00:39:46so that we,
00:39:47we might ask ourselves,
00:39:48Which of these,
00:39:50which of these elements,
00:39:51of love,
00:39:52are present,
00:39:54You are patient,
00:39:55No,
00:39:57It's noticeable, isn't it?
00:39:58When people are patient,
00:39:59or not,
00:40:01right,
00:40:01It's noticeable.
00:40:03Love is kind,
00:40:05whether it's noticeable or not,
00:40:06right,
00:40:07love is not envious,
00:40:12It's noticeable.
00:40:14Love is not boastful,
00:40:17It's noticeable.
00:40:18He is not arrogant,
00:40:21He does not behave indecently,
00:40:24It's noticeable.
00:40:25TRUE,
00:40:26he doesn't look out for himself,
00:40:29It doesn't get irritated,
00:40:30does not take into account,
00:40:31the harm received,
00:40:34It seems to me,
00:40:35that he is describing to us, brothers,
00:40:36As you can see,
00:40:37As I say,
00:40:40more hairs,
00:40:40fewer hairs,
00:40:41We're all depicted there,
00:40:43No,
00:40:44this life,
00:40:48lived in the spirit,
00:40:49and the love of God,
00:40:51It leads us to be different,
00:40:52It is the spirit,
00:40:54the one who now guides our lives,
00:40:56and drives her,
00:40:58says Pablo,
00:40:59in his letter to the Romans,
00:41:00Chapter 8,
00:41:01verse 14,
00:41:03because everyone,
00:41:04those who are guided,
00:41:05by the Spirit of God,
00:41:07such,
00:41:07They are children of God,
00:41:10guided,
00:41:11through the spirit,
00:41:14above all,
00:41:15in the early centuries,
00:41:19The Christian was defined,
00:41:21like man,
00:41:22guided by the spirit,
00:41:26That's a Christian.
00:41:29Today we define them more clearly,
00:41:30in relation to the signs,
00:41:32the baptized one,
00:41:36Not in ancient times,
00:41:38in the early Christian era,
00:41:40He was guided by the spirit,
00:41:42because?
00:41:43because he is the one who is different,
00:41:44He is the saint,
00:41:47because he is guided by the Spirit,
00:41:49and the spirit,
00:41:50He always guides us to God,
00:41:52It always guides us towards love,
00:41:55He always guides us,
00:41:56so that we can,
00:41:58to have these capabilities,
00:42:00of those we just mentioned,
00:42:03in this text,
00:42:04from the First Book of Corinthians,
00:42:06in his letter to the Galatians,
00:42:09It shows us clearly,
00:42:10that there is a big difference,
00:42:12among those who are guided by the spirit,
00:42:14and those who are guided,
00:42:16around the world,
00:42:18And there we have it,
00:42:19Galatians 5,
00:42:2119,
00:42:2123,
00:42:22I'm going to read it.
00:42:23because I think it's coming,
00:42:24well,
00:42:25very relevant,
00:42:26this day,
00:42:26says,
00:42:29Now then,
00:42:29the works of the flesh,
00:42:31the works of the flesh,
00:42:31are obvious,
00:42:32which are,
00:42:34immorality,
00:42:35impurity,
00:42:36sensuality,
00:42:38idolatry,
00:42:39sorcery,
00:42:40enmities,
00:42:41litigation,
00:42:42jealousy,
00:42:43anger,
00:42:44rivalries,
00:42:46dissensions,
00:42:47sectarianism,
00:42:48envy,
00:42:50drunkenness,
00:42:51orgies,
00:42:51and things,
00:42:53similar,
00:42:54That's obvious.
00:42:59It's the people of the world,
00:43:02We recognize people from around the world,
00:43:04because he does these things,
00:43:08while,
00:43:10those who are guided by the spirit,
00:43:13says Saint Paul,
00:43:14plus the fruit of the Spirit,
00:43:16It's love,
00:43:18joy,
00:43:19peace,
00:43:20patience,
00:43:21benignity,
00:43:23goodness,
00:43:24fidelity,
00:43:25meekness,
00:43:26self-control,
00:43:29These are the things,
00:43:30that,
00:43:31distinguish,
00:43:33to the one guided by the spirit,
00:43:36That's why it's very simple,
00:43:37It's easy to know,
00:43:39who is a Christian,
00:43:41and who is not a Christian,
00:43:42Look now, my brothers,
00:43:47so much insistence,
00:43:48that I have in you,
00:43:50to make that difference,
00:43:52among the baptized,
00:43:54who calls himself Christian,
00:43:56and the true Christian,
00:43:59who is guided by the spirit,
00:44:01that stands out,
00:44:02because of his way of acting,
00:44:04to think,
00:44:06to live,
00:44:07the Christian,
00:44:09He is a saint,
00:44:11is someone,
00:44:11which has been,
00:44:13separate,
00:44:14of this world,
00:44:15and it has been,
00:44:16now,
00:44:17well,
00:44:18guided by the spirit,
00:44:19towards a life,
00:44:20different,
00:44:24It is not enough,
00:44:24baptism,
00:44:27It is not enough,
00:44:28our sacraments,
00:44:30They are important,
00:44:32as we shall see,
00:44:33later,
00:44:34to feed,
00:44:35to feed,
00:44:36to the spirit,
00:44:38But what defines us,
00:44:40really,
00:44:41as Christians,
00:44:42It's about being different,
00:44:44If we are not different,
00:44:46if the boys,
00:44:47at school,
00:44:48They are not different,
00:44:49to his other friends,
00:44:51because they are not Christians,
00:44:53They are pagans,
00:44:56Or well,
00:44:56To put it one way,
00:44:57a little less hard,
00:44:59They are worldly,
00:45:00the spirit of the world,
00:45:04He is the one who guides them,
00:45:05And that's why,
00:45:06his works,
00:45:07They are clear,
00:45:08idolatry,
00:45:09sorcery,
00:45:10enmities,
00:45:11litigation,
00:45:11jealousy,
00:45:12anger,
00:45:12vivacity,
00:45:13envy,
00:45:14drunkenness,
00:45:15orgies,
00:45:15etc,
00:45:15I mean,
00:45:19That's what the world is experiencing.
00:45:21Christians experience something else,
00:45:23And that's why,
00:45:26I told you at the beginning,
00:45:27We must desire to be saints,
00:45:32Because if you are not a saint,
00:45:34You are worldly,
00:45:37There are only those two,
00:45:39or I am a saint,
00:45:41or I am worldly,
00:45:43There is no middle ground,
00:45:45I can be somewhat worldly,
00:45:49No, man.
00:45:49You are worldly,
00:45:51I am half a saint,
00:45:55You are holy,
00:45:56I am making progress,
00:45:58But you have to set this idea for yourself.
00:46:04and obviously,
00:46:06Well, to be different,
00:46:11stop thinking,
00:46:12Why can't I do this?
00:46:14Why can't I have the other one?
00:46:17Why can't I go to this place?
00:46:20Why do I have to be different?
00:46:24Because we are saints,
00:46:27We are Christians,
00:46:29we are called,
00:46:30to a different life,
00:46:32which, as we will also see,
00:46:34It has benefits,
00:46:36the idea behind our exercises,
00:46:38that is to see,
00:46:39on the one hand,
00:46:40like today,
00:46:42what it means to be a Christian,
00:46:44which is not being a Christian,
00:46:46which is what it really is,
00:46:48produces holiness,
00:46:50and why our life,
00:46:52It's going to be one way,
00:46:53radically different,
00:46:56to that of others,
00:46:58But let's also see,
00:47:00that there are great benefits,
00:47:02because we say,
00:47:03Yeah,
00:47:03I make myself different,
00:47:04Well, I think they're going too far.
00:47:05to give one's life to others,
00:47:07That's what the Jews thought,
00:47:11Why us,
00:47:12We cannot do what they do,
00:47:14If I see them passing it around,
00:47:15awesome,
00:47:17No,
00:47:18because,
00:47:19the difference,
00:47:20We'll see.
00:47:22these days,
00:47:23is,
00:47:24sin,
00:47:26and sin,
00:47:27destroys life,
00:47:30the saint,
00:47:31It's going through a process,
00:47:33to start leaving,
00:47:34of his sin,
00:47:35and with,
00:47:36and begin to live,
00:47:38because a full life,
00:47:39of the spirit,
00:47:41which is living now,
00:47:42in the grace of God,
00:47:44that's why,
00:47:45on some occasion,
00:47:46I have commented,
00:47:47How is our process going?
00:47:48No,
00:47:49First we go,
00:47:50of mortal sin,
00:47:53then we went on,
00:47:54to venial sin,
00:47:55intentional,
00:47:56That's when we say,
00:47:57Well,
00:47:58maybe,
00:47:58It's not very good,
00:47:59but,
00:48:00Well,
00:48:00Well, nothing will happen.
00:48:01If I have a few too many drinks,
00:48:03However you want,
00:48:03and I'm taking it,
00:48:04you are aware,
00:48:07It is a venial sin,
00:48:08But you are aware,
00:48:10his,
00:48:11then we went on,
00:48:12to venial sin,
00:48:14unintentional,
00:48:16When we do things,
00:48:18through carelessness,
00:48:19because suddenly,
00:48:20They catch us off guard,
00:48:22and then,
00:48:23we fall,
00:48:23in venial sin,
00:48:25unintentional,
00:48:27But then,
00:48:28We need to go out too,
00:48:29of venial sin,
00:48:31and we have to get through,
00:48:32now,
00:48:32to the life of perfection,
00:48:34And we begin,
00:48:35Let's get to work now.
00:48:36in virtues,
00:48:38It's no longer about,
00:48:40of not doing bad things,
00:48:42but now,
00:48:43It is about,
00:48:43of doing things,
00:48:44hello good,
00:48:46Because that's why,
00:48:47That's what love does.
00:48:49love,
00:48:49It's going to keep pushing us,
00:48:50It's going to keep pushing us,
00:48:51It's going to keep pushing us,
00:48:52It's going to keep pushing us,
00:48:53and first,
00:48:54to escape sin,
00:48:57But now,
00:49:01Life doesn't end,
00:49:03Now we have to work,
00:49:04in virtue,
00:49:06in the life of,
00:49:07perfection,
00:49:09for them,
00:49:10perfect,
00:49:13And that's who we are.
00:49:15I mean,
00:49:15That's our process,
00:49:16That's where we need to go,
00:49:18We need to keep moving forward,
00:49:20in our lives,
00:49:21of holiness,
00:49:22what's happening?
00:49:24Why haven't we arrived yet?
00:49:26to this place?
00:49:27Why can't we be saints?
00:49:29Why aren't we different?
00:49:32Well, the answer is,
00:49:33He gives it to us,
00:49:34the same letter,
00:49:35to the Galatians,
00:49:37in the letter,
00:49:37to the Galatians,
00:49:39in chapter 5,
00:49:40in verse 24,
00:49:41says,
00:49:43Well, those who are,
00:49:44of Christ Jesus,
00:49:46They have crucified,
00:49:47the meat,
00:49:48with their passions,
00:49:49and desires,
00:49:50They have crucified,
00:49:56its meat,
00:49:58with their passions,
00:50:00and desires,
00:50:02We need to get in,
00:50:06in a process,
00:50:07of death,
00:50:09We told you so,
00:50:10yesterday,
00:50:12We need to go in,
00:50:13in a process,
00:50:15of death,
00:50:16need,
00:50:17kill,
00:50:19crucify,
00:50:20to the old man,
00:50:23so that,
00:50:24of the old man,
00:50:26Nazca,
00:50:26the new man,
00:50:28Yesterday we were remembering,
00:50:30Juan's quote,
00:50:31Chapter 12,
00:50:32verse 24,
00:50:33because if the grain,
00:50:34He does not die of wheat,
00:50:36It bears no fruit,
00:50:38and then,
00:50:38us,
00:50:39we want to bear fruit,
00:50:40without dying,
00:50:41us,
00:50:42we want to enjoy ourselves,
00:50:43of the life of holiness,
00:50:44without sacrifice,
00:50:46we want to sin,
00:50:47and belong,
00:50:48to the people of God,
00:50:49we want to be,
00:50:51like other pagans,
00:50:53but come to mass,
00:50:54and to say,
00:50:55I am a Christian,
00:50:56And I'm going to be saved,
00:50:58No,
00:50:59It doesn't work that way.
00:51:02need,
00:51:03crucify,
00:51:05to the old man,
00:51:06that's why,
00:51:07It is very important,
00:51:08This quote,
00:51:09of,
00:51:09Chapter 5,
00:51:11from Galatians,
00:51:12verse 24,
00:51:14those who are,
00:51:15of Christ Jesus,
00:51:16They have crucified,
00:51:17the meat,
00:51:18with their passions,
00:51:20and their desires,
00:51:21the idea,
00:51:23for tomorrow,
00:51:25is,
00:51:25talk,
00:51:26precisely,
00:51:28of this,
00:51:29crucifixion,
00:51:30our second topic,
00:51:31God willing,
00:51:32for tomorrow,
00:51:33It will be precisely,
00:51:35crucify,
00:51:36the meat,
00:51:37What does this mean?
00:51:39How can we do it?
00:51:41well,
00:51:42Don't forget to come tomorrow,
00:51:43because then,
00:51:45They're not going to be saints,
00:51:47very good,
00:51:49We arrived today,
00:51:51in the end,
00:51:52from our reflection,
00:51:54in which I would like,
00:51:55only,
00:51:56resume,
00:51:57some ideas,
00:51:58which I think,
00:51:58important,
00:52:00and that I would like,
00:52:00that we should take it with us,
00:52:02for meditation,
00:52:02Remember,
00:52:03that the exercises,
00:52:04spiritual,
00:52:05They are not,
00:52:06this hour,
00:52:07or an hour and a half,
00:52:08in which we are here,
00:52:11but,
00:52:11the exercises,
00:52:12spiritual,
00:52:13We're doing them,
00:52:15all week,
00:52:16I know that tomorrow,
00:52:17They have jobs,
00:52:18that we're going to take care of,
00:52:19in our things,
00:52:21well,
00:52:22personal,
00:52:23but,
00:52:24The idea is,
00:52:25meditate,
00:52:26on these points,
00:52:28in those little moments,
00:52:29that we have,
00:52:30at home,
00:52:31stop,
00:52:32a bit,
00:52:32Take out your notebooks,
00:52:35quotes,
00:52:36remember,
00:52:37meditate,
00:52:37review,
00:52:39maybe,
00:52:39in the morning,
00:52:40give us a little bit,
00:52:41of time,
00:52:41get up,
00:52:42a little earlier,
00:52:43to resume,
00:52:44some ideas,
00:52:46that they could give me,
00:52:48well,
00:52:48job,
00:52:49of meditation,
00:52:50for reflection,
00:52:51and of prayer,
00:52:52throughout,
00:52:54he,
00:52:55throughout,
00:52:55the day,
00:52:57those who come,
00:52:59those who participate,
00:53:00at least,
00:53:01three days,
00:53:02of exercises,
00:53:03not those who are coming,
00:53:04in three talks,
00:53:05Hey,
00:53:06that's why,
00:53:07I am doing,
00:53:07This entry,
00:53:09those who participate,
00:53:10spiritual retreat,
00:53:12of exercises,
00:53:13spiritual,
00:53:14at least,
00:53:15for three days,
00:53:16reach,
00:53:17plenary indulgence,
00:53:19so,
00:53:20can,
00:53:20On this occasion,
00:53:21reach,
00:53:22plenary indulgence,
00:53:23not to come,
00:53:24in three talks,
00:53:26or to see,
00:53:26in three talks,
00:53:27Those who are watching us,
00:53:28here on Facebook,
00:53:29because they're going to ask,
00:53:30and those from Facebook,
00:53:31We also achieved,
00:53:32Yeah,
00:53:32all,
00:53:34provided that,
00:53:36no no,
00:53:37you see the talk,
00:53:38no no,
00:53:39come,
00:53:39Oh,
00:53:39how beautiful,
00:53:40what the father said,
00:53:42No,
00:53:44I mean,
00:53:45I'm going to give them,
00:53:45some ideas,
00:53:46important,
00:53:48that I would like,
00:53:49that they were,
00:53:50the points,
00:53:51of meditation,
00:53:52for tomorrow,
00:53:53the first,
00:53:55I would be,
00:53:57ask me,
00:53:59seriously,
00:54:00Why not be a saint?
00:54:02Why not be,
00:54:05truly,
00:54:07different,
00:54:08to the others,
00:54:11bring that,
00:54:12in my head,
00:54:13tomorrow,
00:54:14Why not be a saint?
00:54:16Saint Louis,
00:54:16Saint George,
00:54:17Saint Peter,
00:54:18Saint Mary,
00:54:19Saint Helena,
00:54:19whatever your name is,
00:54:20Saint Ernest,
00:54:21Why not be saints?
00:54:24Why not be named?
00:54:27saints,
00:54:28Why not be,
00:54:30saints,
00:54:31remove us,
00:54:32all of these,
00:54:33these ideas,
00:54:35no,
00:54:35that do not belong,
00:54:37to our life,
00:54:38as Christians,
00:54:40second important idea,
00:54:43the Christian,
00:54:43holiness,
00:54:45It's not a dress,
00:54:46what should I wear?
00:54:47and that I take it off,
00:54:48holiness,
00:54:49It is a process,
00:54:50a process,
00:54:52a process,
00:54:52who has to take me,
00:54:54perfectly,
00:54:55be perfect,
00:54:58so,
00:54:58second idea,
00:54:59that I would like,
00:55:00that,
00:55:01that you would take,
00:55:02so that never,
00:55:03don't get discouraged,
00:55:05We will always see,
00:55:07people who go,
00:55:08later,
00:55:09in holiness,
00:55:10and people who go,
00:55:11further back,
00:55:12in holiness,
00:55:14and we shouldn't,
00:55:15discourage us,
00:55:17We see Saint John Paul II,
00:55:18And you say,
00:55:19a monument,
00:55:20of holiness,
00:55:21when,
00:55:23perhaps one day,
00:55:24or perhaps different,
00:55:26each saint,
00:55:27canonical,
00:55:29He is a saint,
00:55:29completely different,
00:55:33Yeah,
00:55:33I mean,
00:55:34that John Paul did,
00:55:36He was a super dad,
00:55:39You can be,
00:55:40a super husband,
00:55:42a super wife,
00:55:45a super dad,
00:55:46a super son,
00:55:50and if you put them together,
00:55:51all the supermarkets,
00:55:52You have a Soria woman,
00:55:54Oh yes,
00:55:54the saints,
00:56:07are,
00:56:08those who are,
00:56:09great at everything,
00:56:10Yeah,
00:56:11at the same time,
00:56:12was,
00:56:14Check it out, Juan.
00:56:14Saint John Paul,
00:56:15No,
00:56:16It was a,
00:56:16super son,
00:56:18She didn't get married,
00:56:19but it was a,
00:56:19super son,
00:56:20TRUE,
00:56:21It was a,
00:56:22super brother,
00:56:24It was a,
00:56:24super hard worker,
00:56:27It was a,
00:56:27man,
00:56:29national,
00:56:30I mean,
00:56:30He loved his country,
00:56:33was,
00:56:34a,
00:56:34super citizen,
00:56:37It was a,
00:56:37high priest,
00:56:40It was a,
00:56:41super confessor,
00:56:43It was a,
00:56:44super dad,
00:56:45bishop,
00:56:46cardinal,
00:56:47dad,
00:56:48super,
00:56:48He did everything,
00:56:50super,
00:56:51It's the only thing we had to do.
00:56:54ordinary things,
00:56:55You're not going to be a dad.
00:56:57No,
00:56:57who you are,
00:56:58sweet potato,
00:56:58Well,
00:56:59to be a super sweet potato,
00:57:00TRUE,
00:57:03If I tell them so,
00:57:04and,
00:57:04and,
00:57:04and,
00:57:05And you're not going to be a pope,
00:57:06father,
00:57:07No,
00:57:07I'm going to be a sweet potato,
00:57:08But I'm going to be a super sweet potato,
00:57:09TRUE,
00:57:11Yeah,
00:57:12I mean,
00:57:15is,
00:57:15walking towards perfection,
00:57:18Okay,
00:57:18Let no one be discouraged,
00:57:21because maybe right now we'll say,
00:57:23No,
00:57:23Well, my neighbor,
00:57:24and the father,
00:57:25and the I don't know who,
00:57:25man,
00:57:26No,
00:57:27Maybe you're going further back,
00:57:30But think,
00:57:30That's why the first one is,
00:57:31I want to be a saint,
00:57:33Yeah,
00:57:35And I'm going to try to give,
00:57:36as much as possible,
00:57:38to be,
00:57:39perfect,
00:57:41to be perfect,
00:57:43a perfect father,
00:57:44a perfect husband,
00:57:45a perfect son,
00:57:46a perfect businessman,
00:57:48a perfect worker,
00:57:49a perfect whole,
00:57:51Okay,
00:57:52And I'm going to work,
00:57:54in perfection,
00:57:55OK,
00:57:56Let no one be discouraged,
00:57:57so,
00:57:58We'll think about it tomorrow.
00:57:59I am going to be a saint,
00:58:01Maybe I'm not yet,
00:58:02a Saint John Paul II,
00:58:05but I can be,
00:58:07TRUE,
00:58:07I'm going back a little bit,
00:58:09I have lacked,
00:58:10some of the elements,
00:58:11what we're going to see,
00:58:12This week's idea,
00:58:13It's about giving them more tools,
00:58:14so that they work hard,
00:58:15during this Lent,
00:58:17very good,
00:58:18second element,
00:58:19It is a process,
00:58:23which culminates,
00:58:24in perfection,
00:58:26third element,
00:58:29the work,
00:58:31major,
00:58:32The spirit makes it,
00:58:34because he is the one,
00:58:36sanctifier,
00:58:39by myself,
00:58:41I can't,
00:58:41The Jews could not,
00:58:43Catholics,
00:58:44They haven't been able to,
00:58:45no one can,
00:58:48If it isn't,
00:58:49because he,
00:58:50Holy Spirit,
00:58:52sanctifies me,
00:58:54right now,
00:58:55begin to glimpse,
00:58:57a bit,
00:58:57the topic of spiritual life,
00:59:00We'll talk about her.
00:59:01in depth,
00:59:02throughout the exercises,
00:59:04but,
00:59:04first,
00:59:06I want to be a saint,
00:59:08It is a process,
00:59:10what does the spirit do,
00:59:11and the fourth,
00:59:15with which we finished today,
00:59:17to achieve this,
00:59:19need,
00:59:20crucify,
00:59:22to the old man,
00:59:24need,
00:59:25crucify,
00:59:26our meat,
00:59:27as we shall see,
00:59:28tomorrow,
00:59:29with ample,
00:59:31It has to do with it,
00:59:32with sacrifice,
00:59:33with penance,
00:59:35with life,
00:59:35asceticism,
00:59:37four ideas,
00:59:39rectors,
00:59:40which surely,
00:59:40They will help us,
00:59:42throughout the day tomorrow,
00:59:44to support us,
00:59:45in prayer,
00:59:46and in meditation,
00:59:48Okay,
00:59:49so that it is nothing more,
00:59:50He's coming to the conversation,
00:59:52Let's go for tacos,
00:59:54and,
00:59:55Tomorrow will be another day.
00:59:57No,
00:59:58It is about,
01:00:00to use,
01:00:01our day,
01:00:02and our night,
01:00:03for meditation,
01:00:04We agree,
01:00:04very good,
01:00:06tomorrow,
01:00:07God willing,
01:00:08We'll talk then,
01:00:09of the crucifixion,
01:00:11of the meat,
01:00:11Let's finish,
01:00:12with a prayer,
01:00:15We give thanks to you, Lord,
01:00:23tonight,
01:00:24that you have allowed us,
01:00:25making us aware,
01:00:28of this need,
01:00:30of being different,
01:00:32that this is what,
01:00:33It makes us who we are,
01:00:34truly,
01:00:35your children,
01:00:36we want,
01:00:38that your love,
01:00:39your spirit,
01:00:40spill,
01:00:41with great abundance,
01:00:43in our lives,
01:00:44tonight,
01:00:47I would like,
01:00:47invite the brothers,
01:00:48before going to sleep,
01:00:49they are asked,
01:00:49an effusion,
01:00:51an effusion,
01:00:51extra,
01:00:52of the Holy Spirit,
01:00:53that they ask God,
01:00:55Mister,
01:00:55send me,
01:00:56your spirit,
01:00:57sanctifier,
01:00:59right now,
01:01:00Mister,
01:01:00to all my brothers,
01:01:01send them,
01:01:02an effusion,
01:01:02strong in spirit,
01:01:05make your spirit,
01:01:06spill,
01:01:06in their hearts,
01:01:09and that this spirit,
01:01:10holy,
01:01:12may,
01:01:12push,
01:01:13their lives,
01:01:14to the transformation,
01:01:15complete,
01:01:16and so it be,
01:01:17men and women,
01:01:18different,
01:01:19Mister,
01:01:20need,
01:01:21a church,
01:01:22holy,
01:01:23renewed,
01:01:25transformed,
01:01:26through action,
01:01:27of your spirit,
01:01:29You who have called us,
01:01:29to live,
01:01:30this new reality,
01:01:32We ask you,
01:01:33that you give us,
01:01:34this force,
01:01:35and this grace,
01:01:37do not allow it
01:01:38that none,
01:01:38of my brothers,
01:01:39become discouraged,
01:01:41on the contrary,
01:01:43seeing,
01:01:43to the great saints,
01:01:45always ask yourselves,
01:01:47And why?
01:01:48I am not a saint,
01:01:50because,
01:01:50No, not me.
01:01:51I won't arrive,
01:01:52perfectly,
01:01:54Give them all,
01:01:55and each one,
01:01:56of my brothers,
01:01:57this force,
01:01:58but especially,
01:02:00the desire,
01:02:00in his heart,
01:02:02of being,
01:02:03truly,
01:02:04holy,
01:02:05all this,
01:02:06We ask it of you,
01:02:07in the name,
01:02:08of Jesus Christ,
01:02:09your son,
01:02:10who is God,
01:02:11and who lives and reigns,
01:02:12for centuries,
01:02:13of the centuries,
01:02:13that the Lord,
01:02:15be with you all,
01:02:17and that the blessing,
01:02:19of Almighty God,
01:02:20Father,
01:02:21Son,
01:02:22and Holy Spirit,
01:02:23descend into you,
01:02:24and may it always be with them.
01:02:25Music,
01:02:27Music,
01:02:27Music,
01:02:28Music,
01:02:29Music,
01:02:29Thanks for watching the video.