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00:00Okay then, let's wrap up this first part of this very interesting topic, which is...
00:25The prayer, and as you'll surely understand by now, isn't very important.
00:31that you also seek a way to begin in the life of prayer, a prayer that can be
00:40pleasing to God but also fruitful for you, which implies, as you have seen, depth, and this depth
00:50Brother, sister, it can only be achieved through prolonged prayers, that's why I mentioned the calluses.
00:56which one needs to get used to and gradually develop a taste for; this must be requested incessantly.
01:06to God, but at the same time seek these masters of prayer, perhaps guided by the Father.
01:13Ignacio Larrañaga, I always had his prayer and life workshops at the parish because they are a
01:20A wonderful principle, isn't it, to begin with prayer? When I learned about the workshops, well, I
01:27I was already quite advanced on a path of prayer and I didn't get to take them all, I know their
01:33I am familiar with his teachings and I must say that the little booklet he wrote was very useful to me in the seminar.
01:39They have within these workshops many prayers that for me were
01:44very inspiring during this part of deepening into spiritual life because I
01:51I started 10 years earlier on the path of renewal and then I entered the seminary where I began to
01:58I met the great masters and began a different path, one of greater depth in prayer, but I
02:04I highly recommend that if your parish doesn't have it, look for where they do; I think it's already available.
02:10Much of it, I think, though not all, because he's been very secretive about his workshops, but I believe that
02:16You can already find plenty of material on YouTube and some other sites, so look for the workshops.
02:21Father Ignacio Larrañaga's prayer and life today: the internet as you are using it right now presents a
02:29While taking the workshop is certainly the best option, being able to participate is even better.
02:35We can move forward directly with what is offered to us today in the digital medium. I am giving
02:44The Christian initiation course is currently being offered at my parish, and some people have already attended.
02:49I found it on the web and they say no, father, it's completely different, well, I say more or less
02:56The same thing, but different. Well, at the beginning, it's what we have, we use it, and we grow with it.
03:03So we'll try to get in there, but let's continue a bit now with the topic of the
03:13Paul's experience in prayer, then, prayer is something that transcends the horizon of the
03:22churches and this is another of the important elements in the spirituality that Saint Paul proposes to us in the
03:30which refers to prayer, and it is that he is aware and seeks to raise awareness in the church that is
03:38always in the environment of love, if prayer always moves in the environment of love, we can see by
03:46For example, in Romans 10:1, it asks that all Jews be saved, but hey, even though they are his
03:57The persecutors are fulfilled, for what we said earlier is not to pray for their enemies, it is their people who do not
04:06The people who are persecuting us don't understand what we're talking about.
04:11He judges us unfairly, thinks we're ridiculous, tells us we're exaggerating by following this to the letter
04:20The Lord's teaching, but not like that, I mean, they're not bad. Well, there will be bad people now, but in general
04:27That's not how it is; it's people who don't understand. Father, forgive them, they don't know what they're doing. On the other hand, his first letter
04:35Timothy invites us to pray for all men in particular, and this is something we must keep in mind.
04:44Right now, it's very present, especially in the context of our countries, right? It says to pray for them.
04:53rulers speak of the kings of the rulers and those who hold the power to govern without
05:01It matters that this is in the hands of pagan people, but I want us to read this text from Timothy
05:10First Timothy chapter 2, starting with verse 1, says the following
05:16I therefore urge that prayers, supplications, and thanksgivings be made for all.
05:29men for kings and for all those in authority, so that we may
05:36Live a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and dignity, for this is good and pleasing in the sight of God.
05:44of God our Lord, who desires that all men be saved and come to full knowledge
05:52The truth is, God wants nothing more than for us Catholic Christians to be saved; He wants them to be saved.
05:59Muslims, non-Muslims, Buddhists, non-Buddhists, those who believe in nothing, all men
06:06But we must especially pray for kings, we must pray for our rulers and representatives
06:13Representatives and senators, for the people who have the power to govern, pray even for our industrialists
06:19that many of them are very far from the Lord and do not participate in these graces and do not do
06:27You obviously participate, and also those under your command, so we must pray for all of them.
06:33That's why we hardly ever finish a sentence; there are so many things we would have to say.
06:39that we don't have enough time to pray every day, in addition to our regular prayer time.
06:45Praise for thanksgiving, so that we may enter into deep and serious communion with the Lord.
06:51as we saw in our first course etc. no time to ask, time to thank, time
06:57To be alone with him, we want things to change, for governments to change.
07:04Our leaders are in charge of the community, but we pray for them; if we don't, we can't wait.
07:12If things take a different turn, we must also rely on God's action in our hearts.
07:19In each of these brothers and sisters in this exhortation of Paul we can see a man centered
07:26who knows that God works all things in all people and that without Him we can do nothing, that prayer is effective and that God is through us
07:38Through prayer and grace, and if all communities pray, great progress in conversion will be achieved.
07:48of people as well as a more peaceful and loving coexistence, their prayer echoes Christ's invitation
07:58to pray for enemies and to do so at all times, as Saint Matthew tells us in chapter 5, starting from
08:07Verse 42, I'll leave this for your personal reading since we've already covered this topic quite a bit in
08:15Our first course, then, see the importance of praying, and praying for everyone, especially for those...
08:23enemies, but it's not that the rulers are our enemies; however, if they don't know God, then
08:31How will they have light? How will they have knowledge? How will they have grace? And then they legislate in one way or another.
08:36wrong way then we need to pray that God will enlighten their minds, enlighten their hearts and they can
08:43In this way, one can gain a greater understanding of the truth; that is why it says so that they may be taken
08:50towards the truth, because many times they live in fantasies that lead nowhere
08:56Another important theme for St. Paul regarding prayer is that it should be
09:03We have spoken about this ad nauseam; this has been the bogeyman throughout the history of the church.
09:10of which we and our communities are obviously no exception; people begin
09:17But few continue, and as I've already told you, starting doesn't worry our enemy.
09:25He is concerned when a Christian has decided to persevere in prayer; that is what worries him, the apostle knows.
09:36that the great obstacle to prayer is negligence and laziness; of course, that's where it all lies, and that's why he invites and urges us to
09:47Let us persevere in prayer, as we can see in all his letters; we can see it in the letter to the
09:53Colossians chapter 4, we can see in the first Thessalonians chapter 5 just to give a small
10:02vision let's read Colossians 4:2
10:06says
10:08persevere in prayer
10:10watching over it in thanksgiving
10:13persevere in prayer
10:15persevere in prayer
10:17perseverance is the key.
10:20Praying once a day is pointless, but not praying every day.
10:24and pray more each day
10:27to increase our relationship with him, our prayer, our dealings with the Lord
10:32on this
10:34It merely echoes what St. John will continually urge his community to do in the Gospel
10:39especially in chapter 6 but also chapter 15 where the verb
10:45The key is precisely to persevere
10:48He knows full well that this is the great obstacle to overcome: perseverance.
10:53be a Christian for a day, a week, a month, a year
10:57It may not be difficult
11:00but to be
11:01lifetime
11:03That is the great Christian challenge
11:05That's the challenge for you.
11:06That's the challenge for me.
11:08Christian living
11:1124 out of 7
11:12all the time
11:14One of the most frequent excuses regarding prayer is
11:18I don't have time
11:20Nobody has time
11:23about this
11:26already in our first year
11:28We have seen that nobody has time for prayer
11:31time for prayer
11:34We must do it ourselves
11:37That's why Saint Paul
11:38like Jesus did
11:40Jesus prayed at night
11:41as we just read in the text of Colossians
11:44where it is seen that the apostle, just like Jesus, reveals himself
11:49Yes, she stays up late to pray.
11:51what do you want
11:52that's how it is
11:53that is to say
11:55we have to
11:56in general
11:58sacrificing the time we have to rest
12:01Only there will we be able to have free time to pray
12:06Jesus did it too
12:08in the mornings
12:10starting very early
12:12Remember what Saint Mark says
12:14Chapter 1
12:15just getting started
12:16in verse 35
12:17says
12:18getting up very early in the morning
12:20when it was still dark
12:22Imagine when it was still dark
12:24Jesus left and went to a solitary place
12:26And there he prayed.
12:28brother
12:29This is what needs to be done
12:30when it is still dark
12:31Get up
12:32You don't have to go to a lonely place
12:34Your bathroom at home can be very lonely.
12:37at 6 in the morning
12:39or at 5:30
12:39It's a lonely place.
12:44and pray there
12:46outside of the nights
12:49and the early mornings
12:50we will hardly find
12:52enough time and silence
12:55in order to have a prayer
12:57long
12:57and with sufficient depth
12:59Now perhaps you understand
13:03because
13:03It's hard to become a man
13:05or a woman of prayer
13:06brother
13:09I've told you that a lot.
13:11This requires sacrifice.
13:13thing that
13:14in the hedonistic world
13:16today
13:17it is spoken
13:18bit
13:19very little
13:20but without it
13:21We cannot move forward
13:23however
13:25we must always be
13:27security guards
13:28so that this perseverance
13:29do not become
13:31in a routine
13:32on the other hand
13:32that would fall
13:34under the warning of Jesus
13:35to become
13:36only
13:37in monologues
13:38nonsense
13:38in hypocrites
13:40believing that by talking a lot
13:42We will be heard
13:43Yeah
13:44No
13:46I mean
13:47It's not about talking a lot.
13:49It's speaking from the heart
13:50and not routinely
13:52sometimes I say
13:53Will this be the one speaking?
13:54or is it a recorder
13:55Change it already, buddy
13:58when he speaks from the heart
14:00even though I'm repeating myself
14:01Jesus
14:02son of God
14:02Have mercy on me
14:03and repeat it
14:04five thousand times
14:05like the Jesuits
14:06you're not
14:08in a monologue
14:09you're not
14:11in a
14:12It's not a recorder
14:14the one who is saying
14:15each expression
14:16emerges from the heart
14:17brings
14:18attached to our person
14:20our life
14:21our wish
14:22if I just say
14:23Jesus, son of God
14:24Have mercy on me
14:25Jesus Jesus
14:25So it was useless.
14:27That's a recording.
14:29No
14:30Jesus, son of God
14:32Have mercy on me
14:33I mean
14:34understand what I'm saying
14:35and say it from
14:36the depths of our hearts
14:37as I've already said many times
14:39and at different times
14:41Today I insist again
14:43the prayer
14:44It's a fight
14:46It's a struggle
14:47This is what the apostle tells us.
14:50in his letter to the Romans
14:51where he tells us
14:52of the need
14:54to strive
14:55Yeah
14:56to strive
14:58I'd like
14:59closing this chapter
15:01with this
15:01Roman quote
15:02Romans 15 30
15:04Let's read the text
15:06says
15:08I beg you, brothers
15:10by our Lord
15:12Christ
15:13and for love
15:14of the spirit
15:15that
15:16strive
15:17together
15:19with me
15:19in their prayers
15:21bye
15:21for me
15:22siblings
15:24it is necessary
15:26if we want
15:27truly
15:28become
15:29men and women
15:30praying
15:30men and women
15:32that they may be
15:33capable of transmitting
15:34an experience of God
15:35to the others
15:35it is necessary
15:37that we go
15:38exercising
15:39in life
15:40of the prayer
15:41otherwise
15:42really
15:43our life
15:44it will never cease to be
15:45what is now
15:46We need to move forward.
15:48towards holiness
15:49and the road is called
15:50prayer
15:52see you
15:52in our next chapter
15:54Thank you for having me
15:55accompanied
15:56that the gentleman
15:57may grace you
15:58and that you can
15:59with his love
16:00and with a little
16:01of your effort
16:02start
16:03or advance
16:05in your life
16:05prayer
16:06see you
16:07in our next chapter
16:08until then
16:09Thank you!