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 inte...
A meditation preached at Ernescliff College by Fr. Eric Nicolai on Sunday March 9, 2025.Luke 4, 1: Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit through the wilderness, being tempted there by the devil for forty days.We picture now led by the spirit, docile and at one with God’s plan. He is not resisting. As man, as the word incarnate, he is fulfilling his purpose, that now starts within moment of human detachment. Why does Jesus go to the desert? Why did he need to go out?Music: Michael Lee of Toronto Thumbnail: Roualt, 1937
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Ash Wednesday: Time to Convert
A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at Kintore College, Toronto, on March 1, 2025.ConvertÃmini ad me in toto corde vestro, in ieiunio et fletu, et in planctu, dicit Dóminus. Turn to me with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning, says the Lord.
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Enter into the Wounds of Christ
A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at Lyncroft Centre in Toronto on March 1, 2025.The ancient hymn that I have heard you sing so beautifully right here is the Anima Christi, the soul of Christ.O bone Jesu, exaudi me. Intra tua vulnera absconde me. Ne permittas me separari a te.O good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds conceal me. Do not permit me to be parted from you.The wounds of Christ, a sign of the intensity of His love for us. They would not heal if he had not risen. What do they mean for us today?Music: Original music by Michael Lee of Toronto.Thumbnail: Caravaggio, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas 1601, Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Potsdam.
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The Full Stretch of our Charity
A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at Lyncroft centre in Toronto on February 23, 2025.Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. (Lk 6, 27)They are jarring words, fighting words, discordant for our secularized society, but nevertheless, true and authentic divine words that seem to ask so much of us. They have been handed down to us over the centuries so that they be like the blueprint of our life.
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Mother of Fair Love: The Effect of Beauty (newly uploaded file)
A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at Cedarcrest Centre on February 14, 2025. This is a new audio, the last was the wrong file uploaded by mistakeMother of Fair Love. Learning how to love with the help of Our Lady. It is not in the Litany. Mater Pulchrae Dilectionis, Mother of Fairest Love. Beautiful love.Beauty is a wounding experience that moves us beyond our mundane lives, creating a longing for something greater. Beauty and truth are intrinsically linked. The absence of one can lead to the denial of the other, and both are essential to human flourishing.Music: Komm, süsser Tod, BWV 478, played on guitar by Bert Alink.
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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