1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:09,679 Prayer of the heart Friday of the fourth week of Easter. Oh, Holy 2 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:18,239 Spirit and the love of the father and sonn Inspire me what I must think, 3 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:23,760 what I must say, how I must say, what I must silence, 4 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,760 how I must act, what I must do for the Glory of God 5 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:32,039 and good of the Souls and for my own sanctification. Holy Spirit, Give 6 00:00:32,039 --> 00:00:40,439 me, sharpness to attend, to understand, ability, to retain, method 7 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:45,320 and faculty, to learn, subtlety to interpret, after efficiency, to speak. 8 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:53,799 Give me right, at the beginning, direction, as I progress and 9 00:00:54,240 --> 00:01:00,920 perception for amen face. Today without bouquets to San Isidoro de Sevilla. Then 10 00:01:00,039 --> 00:01:03,959 we' ll say something about him. The Gospel is amethyst chapter five shekels 11 00:01:04,079 --> 00:01:11,040 thirteen to sixteen. At that time Jesus said to his disciples. You are 12 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,519 the salt of the earth, but if the salt becomes alone, with which 13 00:01:14,599 --> 00:01:19,560 you will salt it. It' s no use but to throw it out 14 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,239 and get people to step on it. But this is the light of the 15 00:01:22,239 --> 00:01:26,400 world. You can' t hide a city high above a mountain. Nor 16 00:01:26,439 --> 00:01:30,879 is a lamp lit to put it under the celemin, but to put it 17 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,480 in the lampstand and to light all those in the house, lights and your 18 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,680 light to men so that we may see good works and give glory to your 19 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:48,280 father, who is in heaven. The truth itself will always be beyond our 20 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:56,920 reach. We can look for it and approach it, but we cannot possess 21 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,519 it completely any more. It is she who possesses us and motivates us in 22 00:02:00,519 --> 00:02:07,280 the intellectual and teaching exercise. Humility is to itself an indispensable virtue that protects 23 00:02:07,879 --> 00:02:19,840 from the vanity that holds access to the truth. We should not bring our 24 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,479 friends, ourselves, but lead them to that truth that we all seek. 25 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:30,360 To this will help the Lord who proposes us to be simple and effective, 26 00:02:30,599 --> 00:02:36,479 like salt or collect lamp that gives light without making noise. All this invites 27 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,719 us to always look back at Christ, on whose face the truth that enlightens 28 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:43,639 us is taking us, but it is also the way that leads to lasting 29 00:02:43,719 --> 00:02:49,639 fullness, being walking with us and sustaining us with his love rooted in him. 30 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,759 We have good morning and companions of others. The saints have always been 31 00:02:55,840 --> 00:03:00,280 and are men and women who have enlightened us with the I of God and 32 00:03:00,319 --> 00:03:05,719 seasoned the life of the Church with the salt of their holiness. Today the 33 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:10,840 Church celebrates St Isidore, the last Father of the Church in the West, 34 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,240 whom I have a special affection for, perhaps because he had the opportunity to 35 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,759 study his works during the bachelor' s degree. Isidoro nation Seville, in 36 00:03:20,759 --> 00:03:23,479 the year five hundred and fifty- six. He was the youngest of four 37 00:03:23,479 --> 00:03:30,240 brothers, all Santos San Leandro, San Fulgencio and Santa Florentina, all his 38 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:35,840 older brother, San Leandro, the bishop of Seville, and took care of 39 00:03:35,879 --> 00:03:39,840 his education, getting Isidoro to acquire the habit of spending a lot of time 40 00:03:39,879 --> 00:03:46,719 studying and reading, which was of great benefit throughout his life. When he 41 00:03:46,719 --> 00:03:52,240 died, Leandro replaced him and isidoro as bishop of Seville. His episcopal ministry 42 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:57,240 lasted thirty- eight years of great brilliance and remarkable successes. He was the 43 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,719 wisest bishop of his time in Spain. He owned the best library in the 44 00:04:00,719 --> 00:04:05,479 nation. He wrote several books that became famous and were widely read for several 45 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:11,080 centuries, such as the etymologies that can be called the first dictionary that was 46 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:16,399 made in Europe. He also wrote of this from the Visigoths and biographies of 47 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:21,279 illustrious men. He was very concerned that zeal was well- formed and for 48 00:04:21,399 --> 00:04:27,720 that he worked hard because in each diocese there was a college to prepare future 49 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,720 priests, which was like an antecedent of seminaries that centuries. Later, the 50 00:04:31,319 --> 00:04:36,000 Council of Trent was going to found everywhere you said of Alfonso that the ease 51 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:42,279 of speech was so admirable to Isidoro that the crowds were shaking everywhere to listen 52 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,439 to him and they were all amazed at his wisdom and the great good obtained 53 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:51,040 when they heard his teachings. His love for the poor was immense and because 54 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:57,959 his lemons were so generous, his palace was continually visited by needy people who 55 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,480 came to ask for and receive help from all sciences. The one he liked 56 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:08,079 most and recommended most was the study of sacred writing. When he felt he 57 00:05:08,079 --> 00:05:12,439 was going to die, he publicly apologized for all his fruits of his past 58 00:05:12,519 --> 00:05:15,680 life and begged the people to beg for him goodbye at the age of eighty. 59 00:05:15,759 --> 00:05:18,560 The four thousand in the year six hundred and thirty- six died. 60 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:24,800 Those whom we call Saints, achieved the highest danuta in their lives, because 61 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,240 they dedicated themselves to serving because they gave themselves without limits to their brothers. 62 00:05:28,959 --> 00:05:32,040 I' m still talking about the Gospel, but I wanted to tell you 63 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,759 something about Sali Isidoro. The Christian' s joy is one of true, 64 00:05:35,959 --> 00:05:40,680 profound idea that is called to be salt from the earth. It cannot remain 65 00:05:40,759 --> 00:05:45,920 hidden being what it is must be expensive and must motivate us to transmit it, 66 00:05:45,959 --> 00:05:49,079 to give it, to know others. This happiness is found in the 67 00:05:49,079 --> 00:05:54,720 personal encounter with Christ. We must live the personal encounter with God or Jesus. 68 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,199 In this way, he only took us more smiles to convey to God 69 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,279 going to give and to be overflowing with him. They say that one day, 70 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:09,560 Saint Francis of Assisi asked one of his co- founder friars to prepare 71 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:14,120 himself to go out preaching with him. They went out and they were walking 72 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,079 and wandering all over Assisi for an hour and a half. At one point, 73 00:06:17,439 --> 00:06:23,600 the friar accompanying him asked San Francisco. Father Francis, you told me 74 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:28,399 that we are going to preach to us Now we have only walked and traveled 75 00:06:28,399 --> 00:06:31,120 the whole town. San Francisco answered them, Brother. We' ve been 76 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,839 applying for an hour and a half. There is no better preaching than the 77 00:06:35,199 --> 00:06:41,720 smile and witness of an authentically Christian life. May we, too, preach 78 00:06:41,759 --> 00:06:46,800 the message of the happiness of the smile. Smile of Christian fullness that we 79 00:06:46,879 --> 00:06:51,480 are salt and light for our family and friends. Those who have truly met 80 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:57,480 Jesus cannot be silent, cannot shut themselves up. You should share it with 81 00:06:57,519 --> 00:07:01,759 everyone. Jesus calls me to be salt and light to others. This implies 82 00:07:02,199 --> 00:07:06,560 that my testimony of life for graduations must be a reflection of your love, 83 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:13,839 of your infinite divine mercy. You Grace are the source for happiness. Help 84 00:07:13,839 --> 00:07:17,160 me, Lord, to lead me in all things by the holy spirit, 85 00:07:17,279 --> 00:07:21,240 that it may be he who builds me the true witness of love. The 86 00:07:21,279 --> 00:07:26,079 blessing, may the goodness and mercy of God the Father fill your heart, 87 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,439 may the gaze of love of God, son, perish in your soul and 88 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,759 publish you of any uneasiness and lack that can separate you from God, may 89 00:07:31,759 --> 00:07:35,759 the love of the Holy Spirit grant you to the peace you need, may 90 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,879 the sifting of Mary, mother of God and mother of Our Thee, caress 91 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,519 and protect, and may the strength and simplicity of Joseph, his father, 92 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,319 Lord Thee, lead to heaven and the blessing of God. Father, Son, 93 00:07:46,519 --> 00:07:50,519 and Holy Spirit, come down upon thee, and accompany thee always Amen.