Episode 59

Dilexit Nos in a Year - Session 8 - Seek not for the light, but for the fire

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April 4th, 2025

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Dilexit Nos in a Year - Session 7 - Chapter 1 Paragraphs 24-27
Pope Francis speaks about the difference between a knowledge of a relationship with heart, versus knowing data with the intellect. He introduces this importance to understanding the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and the writings of St. Bonaventure and St. John Henry Newman. The understanding of the heart is achieved with the fire of faith, and encompasses the contemplative and meditative mind, in order to listen to the heart of God. It is the Christian's duty to seek this contemplative mind in order to discern the heartbeat of Christ, or the voice and will of the God.

Each session of Dilexit Nos in a Year begins by breaking open the scriptures and topics covered in order to outline the themes of Pope Francis, and frame our conversations for the weekly discussion for the year ahead. For the next 50 weeks, we will work through four to five paragraphs reading of the text of Dilexit Nos, with opening prayer, and short reflection based upon the paragraphs covered and the prayerful discussions of the questions to ponder together as we reflect on the work of spiritual and communal formation and mission in this Jubilee Year of Hope.

Dilexit Nos - Chapter 1, Paragraphs 24-27 FIRE

Itinerarium Mentis in Deum, VII, 6.

Michel de Certeau and the Spirituality of St Ignatius - Dominique Salin

Benedict XVI - on St. Bonaventure 3
Prayer

Love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, embrace my heart.
Fire of the Heart of Jesus, inflame my heart.
Charity of the Heart of Jesus, fill my heart.
Strength of the Heart of Jesus, sustain my heart.
Mercy of the Heart of Jesus, pardon my heart.
Patience of the Heart of Jesus, do not forsake my heart.
Reign of the Heart of Jesus, establish Yourself in my heart.
Wisdom of the Heart of Jesus, teach my heart.
Will of the Heart of Jesus, guide my heart.
Zeal of the Heart of Jesus consume my heart.
Jesus, make our hearts more like your own.

The Pillar of the Cloud - St. John Henry Newman

Office for Evangelization website: www.rcan.org/evangelization
Our original theme music is "Meditation" by Eric Hunter. - www.erichuntermusic.com